Oracle has cut 800 jobs in the United States, with the layoffs taking effect on Friday, 13 November 2026. The cuts cover 359 workers in Seattle and 441 workers across three sites in California’s Bay Area, according to official state filings.
The notices were filed in September, but the job losses only became real for the affected staff this week, when their separations began. The layoffs are permanent, and the filings give no reason for the cuts.
Oracle has not made a public statement about the numbers, and it has not confirmed a total headcount for this round of cuts. The 800 figure comes from adding up the four state notices, which are public records.
What the Filings Show
Oracle filed four notices under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) rules, which require large employers to give staff at least 60 days of warning before a mass layoff. All four notices are dated 14 September 2026, and all four list 13 November 2026 as the start date.
In Washington state, Oracle America filed one notice covering 359 workers in Seattle. The staff worked at two downtown offices, the Russell Investments Center on 2nd Avenue and a second site on 5th Avenue, or worked remotely from elsewhere in Washington. The notice says the two Seattle offices are not closing, and the roles are not being moved elsewhere or handed to outside firms.
In California, the company filed three notices covering 441 workers: 279 in Redwood City, 99 in Santa Clara and 63 in Pleasanton. Together, the Washington and California notices add up to 800 jobs. The notices cover only those two states, so they may not show the full scale of the cuts if other sites were affected without a filing.
The filings list headcounts, sites and dates. They do not name the teams involved, and they do not explain why the jobs are being cut.
Why Oracle Is Cutting Jobs
The layoffs come as Oracle spends heavily on artificial intelligence. The company is building large data centres and buying the computing power needed to run AI services, and that spending has put pressure on its costs.
In September, Oracle raised the budget for its 2026 restructuring plan by about $700 million, taking the total to roughly $2.8 billion. The company said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that the costs relate mainly to severance pay for staff who lose their jobs.
This is not Oracle’s first round of cuts this year. In March, staff in several countries received same-day termination emails, and the company never confirmed how many people were affected. Its annual report later showed that total headcount had fallen from about 162,000 to about 141,000 over the year to 31 May 2026, a net fall of around 21,000 people, or 13 per cent.
Oracle is not alone in cutting jobs this autumn. Boeing to Cut 2,500 Jobs as 737 Production Slows was reported last week, and PepsiCo is cutting around 1,000 jobs in North America. The wider picture is one of large US employers trimming staff even as parts of the jobs market stay strong.
What Happens Next for Affected Staff
For the 800 workers named in the filings, the 60-day warning period is now over, and their employment has ended. Under the WARN rules, the long notice period is meant to give workers time to look for new work, claim benefits and plan their next steps.
Workers in Washington can get free help through the state’s Employment Security Department, which runs the WARN database and offers support for people who lose their jobs. Similar help is available in California through the Employment Development Department.
The wider US jobs market is mixed. Weekly jobless claims were recently reported at very low levels, which suggests that most employers are not cutting staff. But the steady flow of layoff notices from large companies shows that tech and other sectors are still going through a difficult period.
For now, Oracle has said nothing more about the cuts. Workers, investors and industry watchers will be looking at the company’s next results to see whether more restructuring is on the way, or whether this round marks the end of the cuts for this year.
Sources: FourWeekMBA, Seattle Know
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