https://kineta.site/tags/layoffs/Recent content in Layoffs on Entry-Level Tech WatchHugoenSat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kineta.site/posts/tech-layoffs-2026-why-trackers-disagree/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kineta.site/posts/tech-layoffs-2026-why-trackers-disagree/<p>Tech layoffs in 2026 have already passed the full-year total for 2025, but how far past depends on who is counting. If you are trying to understand the job market, it helps to know why the headline numbers disagree.</p> <h2 id="four-trackers-four-totals">Four trackers, four totals</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Tracker</th> <th>2026 count</th> <th>Coverage</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.secondtalent.com/resources/tech-layoffs-statistics/">Layoffs.fyi</a></td> <td>128,536 employees at 299 companies</td> <td>Through Sept 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.secondtalent.com/resources/tech-layoffs-statistics/">Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas</a></td> <td>155,126 US tech job cuts</td> <td>Through August; up 52% year over year</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.trueup.io/layoffs">TrueUp</a></td> <td>190,077 people across 623 layoffs</td> <td>Running total at time of writing</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://startupfortune.com/tech-layoffs-top-225000-in-2026-as-companies-blame-the-same-ai-theyre-funding/">SkillSyncer</a></td> <td>225,122 workers across 519 events</td> <td>As of late September</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>For comparison, Layoffs.fyi counted 122,606 tech layoffs for all of 2025, so its 2026 total had already passed that by September, as <a href="https://www.secondtalent.com/resources/tech-layoffs-statistics/">Second Talent&rsquo;s summary</a> notes.</p>