https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block Layoff and WARN notices reported for Block. en-us https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2026-02 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2026-02-117 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT On February 26, 2026, Block laid off about 4,000 employees, nearly half of its workforce, as CEO Jack Dorsey reshaped the payments company around artificial intelligence. The firm employed 10,205 people as of December 31, 2025, and the cuts brought headcount to just under 6,000. Dorsey said AI tools paired with 'smaller and flatter teams' were 'fundamentally changing what it means to build and run a company.' He chose to act all at once rather than spread the cuts over years, explaining that 'repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead.' He also predicted other companies would make similar AI-driven cuts within a year. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2025-08 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2025-08-7330 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Block reported a workforce reduction in Oakland, CA in August 12, 2025. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2025-03 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2025-03-402 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Jack Dorsey told Block employees on March 25, 2025, that 931 people, about 8% of the company's roughly 11,300-person workforce, were being let go in a single day. The cuts fell into three buckets: 391 tied to strategic changes, 460 driven by performance reviews where employees had received below-standard ratings, and 80 management positions eliminated outright, with another 193 managers moved to individual contributor roles. Dorsey's all-staff email was explicit that financial targets, AI replacement, and headcount caps were not the drivers. "When we know, we should move, and there hasn't been enough movement," he wrote. The restructuring also closed 748 open roles. Block had already shed roughly 1,000 positions in January 2024, and Dorsey framed both rounds as preparation for what he called a "transformational moment" in the payments industry. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2024-04 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2024-04-6889 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Block reported a workforce reduction in Oakland, OR in April 2, 2024. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2024-01 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2024-01-1022 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT Block reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in January 30, 2024. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2024-01 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2024-01-17155 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT Block reported a workforce reduction in Alameda, NY in January 30, 2024. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2023-10 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/block#2023-10-1339 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT Block reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in October 4, 2023.