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Dell Layoffs

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5
Layoff rounds
23,650
Employees laid off
Post-IPO
Funding stage
—
Total raised
DELL $394.39 ▼ 6.55%
close June 5, 2026

Dell has 5 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between February 6, 2023 and March 16, 2026. A total of about 23,650 employees were affected across these rounds.

Layoff history

March 16, 2026
Dell cut 11,000 employees (10% of staff)
11,000 laid off 10% of workforce Location Austin DELL +3.24% that day, -2.26% next day

A March 2026 regulatory filing showed Dell's global headcount fell about 10% during its 2026 fiscal year, the equivalent of roughly 11,000 fewer workers, as the company continued a multi-year cost-cutting effort and reorganized around AI. The company has often disclosed such reductions through its annual report rather than announcing them publicly. The decline followed earlier rounds in 2023 and 2024 during a prolonged slump in personal-computer demand, even as Dell pointed to growth in AI-optimized server sales.

Reason: multi-year cost cutting and AI-driven reorganization

Source: reuters.com

August 5, 2024
Dell cut staff
Location Austin DELL -4.02% that day, -3.58% next day

Dell disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Austin operations in August 5, 2024.

Source: siliconangle.com

March 25, 2024
Dell cut 6,000 employees (5% of staff)
6,000 laid off 5% of workforce Location Austin DELL +0.68% that day, +1.46% next day

A regulatory filing in early 2024 showed that Dell had reduced its global workforce by roughly 6,000 jobs over the prior year, bringing headcount down to about 120,000 from around 126,000. The company had capped external hiring and pursued broad cost cuts as personal-computer demand stayed weak. At the same time, Dell pointed to renewed optimism about AI-optimized server demand, which it said had risen sharply even as overall staffing fell.

Reason: Weak PC demand and cost cuts, offset by AI server growth

Source: siliconangle.com

August 7, 2023
Dell cut staff
Location Austin DELL +2.5% that day, +5.52% next day

Dell disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Austin operations in August 7, 2023.

Source: crn.com

February 6, 2023
Dell cut 6,650 employees (5% of staff)
6,650 laid off 5% of workforce Location Austin DELL -3.03% that day, +2.51% next day

A sharp downturn in personal-computer demand pushed Dell to announce roughly 6,650 job cuts in February 2023, about 5% of its workforce. Executives said earlier measures, including a hiring freeze and limits on travel, had not gone far enough. The reductions came alongside a reorganization of the business. The round ranked among the larger tech layoffs of that period and was the company's deepest in years.

Reason: Slumping PC demand and the need for deeper cost cuts.

Source: bloomberg.com

Data for Dell is compiled from public WARN Act filings and reporting linked above. See our methodology.