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TeamPredict Daily · Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Job openings inch up as hiring slows in July

Job openings rose slightly in July while hiring slowed. Six newsrooms covered the labor market data. The figures signal continued stability in the broader labor market even as churn remains low.

6 newsrooms

CFO Dive · CryptoRank (via Google News) · indexbox.io (via Google News) · Investing.com (via Google News) · tippinsights (via Google News) · news.ssbcrack.com (via Google News)

Abstract illustration for this edition: a stack of blocks with one fallen off beside it, in the TeamPredict palette. Decorative art marking a day dominated by job cuts.

TeamPredict Layoff Watch

Computed from primary sources, not from customer data

7,471

jobs on official WARN notice, last 30 days

Across 121 filings. A WARN notice is the advance warning an employer must file with a state labor department before a mass layoff, generally 60 days ahead.

3,300

jobs announced in this edition, corroborated

Counted only where two independent newsrooms printed the same figure. From 1 story below.

Largest filings in the window

  • Borton & Sons, Inc.Yakima, Zillah, Pasco, Burbank, Prescott, Soap Lake, Othello, Mesa, WA928
  • 24Hr Homecare, LLCLos Angeles County, CA738
  • Jabil Inc.Santa Clara County, CA382
  • AmentumAnne Arundel County, MD317
  • StarbucksSeattle, WA224
  • LeeMAH ElectronicsSan Mateo County, CA205

Counted across California, Washington and Maryland, the states whose labor departments publish machine-readable filings.

Source data: California (through 2026-08-31), Washington (through 2026-08-31), Maryland (through 2026-08-31).

Not counted (data over three weeks old): Texas (last filing 2026-06-23).

Unreachable when this page was built: Oregon.

How the WARN filing count is built

Also in this edition (5)

Hiring and layoffs both edge lower in July

The labor market showed little change in July. Hiring and layoffs both declined slightly. Layoffs hit a six-month low as the labor market stays in low-churn mode.

5 newsrooms

Yahoo Finance (via Google News) · finance.biggo.com (via Google News) · HR Brew (via Google News) · indexbox.io (via Google News) · Crypto Briefing (via Google News)

Uber cuts 3,300 jobs in management overhaul

Uber is cutting 3,300 jobs in a company-wide restructuring. TechCrunch and Quartz reported the management overhaul. The cuts affect roles across the company.

2 newsrooms3,300 jobs

TechCrunch · Quartz

Cellares cuts 68 jobs in Bridgewater

Cellares is laying off 68 workers in Bridgewater. Tech layoffs have reached more than 123,300 jobs in 2026 so far, surpassing the 122,606 cuts in all of 2025. Oracle faces up to 10,000 jobs at risk as AI spending soars.

3 newsrooms

NJ.com (via Google News) · News18 (via Google News) · CryptoRank (via Google News)

Bethesda devs thought Skyrim and Fallout would protect them from layoffs

Bethesda developers believed their work on Skyrim and Fallout would keep them safe from mass layoffs. Xbox ended decades-long careers in two-minute meetings. Three newsrooms reported on the cuts.

3 newsrooms

GamesRadar+ (via Google News) · en.gamegpu.com (via Google News) · Insider Gaming (via Google News)

Amazon and Synopsys cut more than 275 Bay Area tech jobs

Amazon and Synopsys are cutting more than 275 Bay Area tech jobs. The layoffs come as big tech continues to cut jobs amid the AI boom. Oracle is also cutting jobs as AI spending increases.

2 newsrooms

Firstpost (via Google News) · San Francisco Chronicle (via Google News)

Questions people asked

How many WARN jobs were filed in the past 30 days?
7,471 jobs across 121 filings in California, Washington, and Maryland between August 3 and September 2, 2026.
How many jobs has Uber cut?
Uber is cutting 3,300 jobs in a company-wide restructuring.
What were the largest WARN filings in the past 30 days?
Borton & Sons filed for 928 jobs in Washington, 24Hr Homecare filed for 738 jobs in Los Angeles County, and Jabil filed for 382 jobs in Santa Clara County.

Layoffs are the ones you can see coming. Resignations are not.

A WARN notice gives a state 60 days of warning. Nobody files one before they resign. TeamPredict reads the public LinkedIn signals your own team is already giving off and flags who looks likely to leave, so you get the same lead time on the departures that actually hurt.

Assembled automatically at 2026-09-02 12:51 UTC from the sources above and state WARN filings.