Industry directory

Tech Layoffs by Industry

Browse industry-specific pages with trend snapshots, top companies, and recent layoff events for each tracked segment.

Coverage: 2025-01-02 to 2026-04-27 Updated: 2026-04-27 25 pages

This directory groups the tracker into 25 industry pages, covering 159,716 reported layoffs across 377 public events.

The current coverage window runs from 2025-01-02 to 2026-04-27. The largest page in this set is Hardware, with 51,087 reported layoffs.

Hardware

Hardware has 51,087 reported tech layoffs across 17 public events from 2025-02-04 to 2026-03-16.

Open Hardware page 51,087 layoffs · 17 events

Retail

Retail has 34,097 reported tech layoffs across 33 public events from 2025-01-10 to 2026-04-03.

Open Retail page 34,097 layoffs · 33 events

Consumer

Consumer has 24,469 reported tech layoffs across 66 public events from 2025-01-27 to 2026-04-17.

Open Consumer page 24,469 layoffs · 66 events

Finance

Finance has 8,674 reported tech layoffs across 42 public events from 2025-01-02 to 2026-04-20.

Open Finance page 8,674 layoffs · 42 events

Sales

Sales has 5,942 reported tech layoffs across 13 public events from 2025-02-03 to 2026-02-12.

Open Sales page 5,942 layoffs · 13 events

HR

HR has 5,645 reported tech layoffs across 13 public events from 2025-02-05 to 2026-04-15.

Open HR page 5,645 layoffs · 13 events

Food

Food has 3,607 reported tech layoffs across 13 public events from 2025-02-19 to 2026-03-26.

Open Food page 3,607 layoffs · 13 events

Energy

Energy has 3,464 reported tech layoffs across 10 public events from 2025-01-06 to 2026-03-27.

Open Energy page 3,464 layoffs · 10 events

Data

Data has 2,912 reported tech layoffs across 13 public events from 2025-01-29 to 2026-03-26.

Open Data page 2,912 layoffs · 13 events

Logistics

Logistics has 2,763 reported tech layoffs across 7 public events from 2025-01-10 to 2026-02-24.

Open Logistics page 2,763 layoffs · 7 events

Security

Security has 2,493 reported tech layoffs across 21 public events from 2025-01-07 to 2026-04-27.

Open Security page 2,493 layoffs · 21 events

Marketing

Marketing has 1,386 reported tech layoffs across 15 public events from 2025-01-15 to 2026-03-04.

Open Marketing page 1,386 layoffs · 15 events

AI

AI has 1,244 reported tech layoffs across 16 public events from 2025-02-05 to 2026-03-31.

Open AI page 1,244 layoffs · 16 events

Aerospace

Aerospace has 1,000 reported tech layoffs across 2 public events from 2025-02-13 to 2025-02-14.

Open Aerospace page 1,000 layoffs · 2 events

Support

Support has 940 reported tech layoffs across 7 public events from 2025-01-20 to 2026-03-24.

Open Support page 940 layoffs · 7 events

Education

Education has 691 reported tech layoffs across 7 public events from 2025-03-31 to 2026-02-19.

Open Education page 691 layoffs · 7 events

Media

Media has 610 reported tech layoffs across 8 public events from 2025-01-14 to 2026-03-23.

Open Media page 610 layoffs · 8 events

Travel

Travel has 425 reported tech layoffs across 9 public events from 2025-02-04 to 2026-02-01.

Open Travel page 425 layoffs · 9 events

Healthcare

Healthcare has 343 reported tech layoffs across 9 public events from 2025-02-24 to 2025-12-01.

Open Healthcare page 343 layoffs · 9 events

Crypto

Crypto has 336 reported tech layoffs across 8 public events from 2025-02-05 to 2026-04-13.

Open Crypto page 336 layoffs · 8 events

Recruiting

Recruiting has 285 reported tech layoffs across 4 public events from 2025-01-15 to 2025-10-14.

Open Recruiting page 285 layoffs · 4 events

Product

Product has 93 reported tech layoffs across 5 public events from 2025-01-21 to 2026-04-15.

Open Product page 93 layoffs · 5 events

FAQ

What does the industry directory include?

It includes 25 generated industry pages with summaries, trend charts, top companies, and recent layoff events from the public dataset.

How recent is the industry data?

The current coverage window shown here runs from 2025-01-02 to 2026-04-27, with the page set last updated on 2026-04-27.

How should these pages be interpreted?

These pages summarize public layoff records. Missing headcount values may still count as events, and the dataset should not be used as proof of causal claims.