SAN JOSE, California — Technology layoffs across the Bay Area have accelerated sharply in 2026, with disclosed job cuts in the first six months already exceeding the total for all of 2025, according to an analysis of state filings.
Approximately 10,900 tech jobs have been eliminated in the Bay Area so far this year, more than double the roughly 4,700 cut during the same period in 2025. The total has already topped the 10,170 layoffs recorded for the entire 2025 calendar year, with six months still remaining in 2026.
The latest wave includes 471 positions at Cisco Systems, spread across San Jose, Milpitas, and San Francisco, effective July 13. Bill.com is cutting 129 jobs at its San Jose headquarters, effective August 24. The disclosures come from more than 100 WARN notices filed with the state Employment Development Department so far this year.
"These planned job cuts serve as a reminder of the upheaval that has affected the Bay Area tech sector as it wrestles with its post-COVID staffing strategies as well as the uncertainty ushered in by the artificial intelligence revolution," the Bay Area News Group reported.
