Tech Sector Has Cut 100,000 Jobs in 2026; Bigger Wave Still Coming

A massive tech layoff is already brewing for the year 2026. 

Today’s visualization shows that the technology industry has eliminated approximately 100,443 jobs in the first four months of 2026. 

The data comes from Skillsyncer, which tracks layoffs across 143 companies with reported headcount. 

They are aggregated from official company announcements, SEC filings, reputable news outlets (Bloomberg, Reuters, TechCrunch), and LinkedIn.

Note: The figures include only layoffs with reported headcount. In other words, percentage-only layoffs are excluded from totals.

• In 2026, we have seen a total of 155 layoffs, impacting 100,443 individuals. 
• Oracle cut 30,254 positions in March, accounting for approximately 60.7% of the month’s total and approximately 30.1% of all reported 2026 tech layoffs through April.

January recorded 28,683 cuts across 40 companies. February recorded 20,138 across 41. Then, March saw 49,802 layoffs across 44 companies. 

That’s nearly double January’s figure, more than double February’s, and approximately 49.6% of the entire 2026 running total in a single month.

Meanwhile, one company drove that spike. 

Oracle cut 30,254 positions in March, accounting for approximately 60.7% of the month’s total and approximately 30.1% of all reported 2026 tech layoffs through April.

Oracle’s restructuring, aimed at shifting resources toward AI cloud infrastructure, is the single event that has defined the shape of 2026 tech job-loss data.