Enterprise SaaS · United States
Workday layoffs
Workday has announced job cuts 3 times since Feb 2025. Where it gave numbers, they add up to 2,230 jobs. The latest was in Oct 2026: 80 jobs.
Latest event: Oct 2026
People affected
2K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
3
Feb 2025 → Oct 2026
AI-attributed
78%
Of affected people
The short version
- Biggest round: Feb 2025, 1,750 jobs, about 8.5% of staff.
- 1 of the 3 rounds were tied to AI by the company or credible reporting.
- That is the 8th largest total among the 47 Enterprise SaaS employers we track.
- We track 227 employers in United States with layoffs since 2022.
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Every round, newest first
- −80
Workday is cutting up to 80 jobs at its Dublin headquarters.
Source: The Irish Times
- −400
Workday disclosed a restructuring cutting about 2 percent of staff, mainly in its global customer operations team.
Source: The Register
- −1,750(8.5% of workforce)AI · confirmed
Workday said it will cut about 1,750 jobs, 8.5% of its workforce; CEO Carl Eschenbach said the layoffs were needed to prioritise investments such as AI.
Source: CNBC
Common questions about Workday
- How many people has Workday laid off?
- We have tracked 3 rounds of cuts at Workday since Feb 2025. The rounds with a stated headcount add up to 2,230 jobs.
- When was the latest Workday layoff?
- Oct 2026: 80 jobs. Workday is cutting up to 80 jobs at its Dublin headquarters.
- Did Workday blame AI for its layoffs?
- Yes, for some rounds. We count a cut as AI-related only when the company said so or credible reporting made the link.
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