2020 Tech Layoffs
425,185
Employees laid off
4,108
Layoff rounds
3,304
Companies
2020
Year
Monthly breakdown
Most affected companies
By industry
| Industry | Employees |
|---|---|
| Transportation | 14,709 |
| Travel | 14,188 |
| Retail | 8,689 |
| Finance | 8,624 |
| Food | 6,218 |
| Consumer | 6,071 |
| Real Estate | 4,643 |
| Fitness | 3,566 |
| Marketing | 3,002 |
| Recruiting | 2,382 |
All top companies in 2020
| Company | Employees laid off | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Uber | 7,525 | 4 |
| Haliburton Energy Services-N. Sam Houston | 4,484 | 2 |
| Booking.com | 4,375 | 1 |
| Hooters | 3,025 | 53 |
| Groupon | 2,800 | 1 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks | 2,696 | 10 |
| Delaware North | 2,638 | 6 |
| OS Restaurant | 2,413 | 8 |
| American Airlines | 2,301 | 1 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association | 2,279 | 1 |
| Swiggy | 2,250 | 3 |
| Fairway | 2,194 | 14 |
| The YMCA of Greater Rochester | 2,133 | 3 |
| MSG Entertainment Group, LLC and its affiliates MSG Arena, LLC; and Radio City Productions LLC) | 2,083 | 1 |
| Aramark Campus | 2,075 | 4 |