At least 1,116 employees in the U.S. technology sector were affected by announced or planned layoffs or job cuts during the week ending August 13, 2026, according to Crunchbase News' weekly tally tracking tech-company layoffs. This week's list includes major companies such as TikTok, Google and Salesforce, as well as startups and ClimateAI, which has completely ceased operations.
The tally indicates that job cuts are continuing after approximately 127,000 layoffs were recorded at U.S.-based technology companies during 2025. Crunchbase tracks these developments regularly, covering startups and publicly traded companies with a strong technology presence in the United States.
Major Announced Cuts
TikTok led the latest figures in terms of the number of affected workers. The platform, which has dual headquarters in Singapore and Los Angeles, announced the closure of its Nashville, Tennessee, office in early October, a move that will affect 250 employees. The New York Times quoted a representative of the TikTok USDS joint venture as saying that the closure is intended to streamline operations, better align teams and support long-term growth.
Etsy also returned to the tracker following a report of a plan to lay off approximately 220 employees, with the impact concentrated primarily in its product and engineering teams. CNBC quoted CEO Kruti Patel Goyal as saying that the move would help the company build the organizational structure it needs for the future.
Salesforce, for its part, announced an additional workforce reduction affecting 133 employees: 59 positions at its locations in Bellevue and Seattle, Washington, and 74 positions at its headquarters in San Francisco, with the cuts set to take effect in early October.
In Washington as well, Google said it would cut jobs in its engineering, design and recruiting departments during September and October. The affected employees include workers in Kirkland, Redmond and Seattle, as well as remote workers.
ClimateAI, a San Francisco company that provides long-term climate forecasting tools, ceased operations last week. According to AgFunderNews, the company indicated that unspecified geopolitical and climate challenges made it difficult to continue its mission, according to a statement from CEO Himanshu Gupta.
Companies Added to the Tracker
This week, Crunchbase News added ClimateAI, Etsy, Google, Infineon Technologies, LegalZoom, Rapid7, Salesforce, TikTok and VideoAmp to the tracker.
Context and Annual Figures
According to the tally, at least 95,667 employees at U.S.-based technology companies lost their jobs during 2024, while the number exceeded 191,000 in 2023, and more than 93,000 cuts were recorded in 2022. The largest job cuts by number in 2025 were at Intel, with 27,159 positions, followed by Microsoft with 15,387, Verizon with 15,000 and Amazon with 14,709.
Crunchbase explains that the reasons for layoffs vary among companies. Some cuts were linked to rapid hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic followed by declining demand, while large companies cited slowing sales and recession concerns. Venture-backed startups may cut jobs to reduce expenses and extend their cash runway amid declining funding compared with its peak in 2021.
Tracker Methodology
The tracker includes companies headquartered in the United States or those with a strong U.S. presence, as well as companies headquartered outside the country that have large teams in the United States. The figures are based on media reports, Crunchbase coverage, social media posts and the crowdsourced layoffs.fyi database. The publisher emphasizes that the figures are estimates and that cases that cannot be confirmed according to its criteria are recorded as “unclear.”