FACTBOX-US companies step up job cuts amid uncertain economy

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FACTBOX-US companies step up job cuts amid uncertain economy

Adds Tyson Foods, HP Inc and Bell Canada; updates Verizon

Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. companies across sectors are intensifying job cuts, extending a trend of workforce reductions from 2024, as they prioritize cost-savings and streamline operations amid a challenging economic environment.

Joining the list, PC-maker HP Inc HPQ.N said on Tuesday it plans to cut 4,000 to 6,000 jobs globally by fiscal year 2028 as it adopts artificial intelligence.

Here are some of the companies that have announced job cuts so far in 2025:

Sector

Date of Announcement

Company

Layoffs/Job Cuts

% of Total Workforce

Resources

November

Eastman Chemical

About 980 jobs, according to Reuters' calculation

About 7%

November

Newmont NEM.N

Rejig impacts 16% of workforce including cuts to jobs, vacancies and changes made to job roles

16%

Manufacturing

October

General Motors GM.N

3,300 (1,750 job cuts, 1,550 temporary layoffs)

About 2%

Logistics

October

United Parcel Service UPS.N

48,000

Unknown

Consumer and Retail

October

January

Amazon AMZN.O

Around 14,000 corporate jobs globally, and

1,700 full-time in Canadian province of Quebec

Unknown

January

Kohl's KSS.N

9,600

10%

June

Procter & Gamble PG.N

7,000

About 6%

February

Estee Lauder EL.N

7,000

11.29%

November

Tyson Foods TSN.N

About 3,200 employees in Nebraska and about 1,700 in Texas

About 3.7% globally, according to Reuters' calculations

September

Starbucks SBUX.O

2,000

Unknown

October

Target TGT.N

1,800

About 8%

May

Walmart WMT.N

1,500

Unknown

January

Wayfair W.N

730 in Germany

Unknown

January

Brown-Forman BFb.N

648

12%

November

Hormel Foods HRL.N

About 250 corporate and sales jobs

1.25%

Aviation and Space

February

Southwest Airlines LUV.N

1,750

15% of corporate roles

February

Blue Origin

1,400

10%

November

Spirit Airlines

About 150 salaried roles

Unknown

Energy and Natural Resources

February

Chevron CVX.N

8,000

20%

September

Exxon XOM.N

2,000

About 3% to 4%

January

Dow DOW.N

1,500

4.17%

February

Archer-Daniels-Midland ADM.N

Up to 700

1.70%

February

Halliburton HAL.N

290

Unknown

February

LyondellBasell LYB.N

400

Unknown

January

SolarEdge Technologies SEDG.O

400

Unknown

March

APA APA.O

300

Unknown

October

* ConocoPhillips COP.N

Unknown

Unknown

Technology and Media

November

Verizon VZ.N

About 13,000 jobs

About 14%

November

HP Inc HPQ.N

Between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs globally by fiscal 2028

About 6% to 10%, according to Reuters' calculations

November

Synopsys SNPS.O

About 2,000 jobs

About 10%

March

Microchip Technology MCHP.O

2,000

9%

November

IBM IBM.N

Thousands of employees

Unknown

October

** Paramount Skydance PSKY.O

Around 1,000

Unknown

November

BCE BCE.TO

About 690 positions

Unknown

October

January

Meta Platforms META.O

Around 600 roles in the AI unit

5% of "lowest performers"

Unknown

October

Rivian Automotive RIVN.O

More than 600 employees

4.5%

May

CrowdStrike CRWD.O

500

5%

October

May

Chegg CHGG.N

388

248

45%

22%

April

Intel INTC.O

Unknown

20%

May

Match Group MTCH.O

Unknown

13%

Healthcare and Pharma

February

*** UnitedHealth UNH.N

Unknown

Unknown

February

Bio Rad BIO.N

Unknown

5%

Banking and Finance

March

**** Morgan Stanley MS.N

About 2,000

2% to 3%

* ConocoPhillips is laying off employees at its Canadian operations, according to three sources and a company memo reviewed by Reuters.

** Paramount Skydance will begin a major round of layoffs with about 1,000 job cuts, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

*** UnitedHealth was offering employees in its benefits operations unit the option to accept buyouts in February and may pursue layoffs if the resignation quota is not met, according to a CNBC report.

**** Morgan Stanley layoffs are aimed at improving operational efficiency and unrelated to current market conditions, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

(Reporting by Seher Dareen and Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Manya Saini, Anuja Bharat Mistry, Neil J Kanatt, Jaspreet Singh and Anhata Rooprai; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Arun Koyyur and Sahal Muhammed)

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