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Target layoffs

We've tracked one Target layoff, in Oct 2025, affecting 1,800 people. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

2K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

1

Oct 2025 → Oct 2025

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −1,800(8% of workforce)

    First major corporate cut in a decade, a signal that white-collar tightening spread beyond tech.

    Source: CNBC

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Part of the WorkforceSignal tech layoff tracker , every event curated from public reporting with conservative AI attribution. See methodology.