Several companies across multiple U.S. states have announced layoffs and shutdowns affecting thousands of employees between mid-2025 and late 2025. In California, Tend Exchange Subsidiary LLC and Delaware Tender Staffing LLC plan to lay off 8,090 workers at their Los Angeles location on July 21, 2025. Other California firms include Eikon Therapeutics Inc., which will cut 55 employees at its Millbrae facility on July 21, 2025, citing U.S. government funding cuts despite raising $350 million in Series D funding three months prior. Creative Stone Manufacturing Inc. will shut down and lay off 39 employees in Rialto on the same date. L&T Precision, LLC will close and lay off 81 employees in Poway effective August 1, 2025. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will reduce its workforce by five across multiple California locations as of May 19, 2025. Additional layoffs include PMAB-5, LLC with 63 employees cut in San Mateo on July 18, 2025.
In Georgia, multiple firms announced layoffs: Georgia-Pacific, LLC will shut down operations and lay off 535 employees in Cedar Springs starting August 1, 2025; FedEx Supply Chain Inc. will lay off 383 employees in Jackson on July 14, 2025; WIOSS Atlanta LP will reduce 53 employees in Forest Park on July 19, 2025; NexTraq, LLC plans to lay off 39 employees at its Perimeter Center location on July 20, 2025; and Transaxle will lay off five employees in Forest Park on August 15, 2025.
Other notable layoffs include DAV-Force Inc. in South Carolina with 76 employees laid off between August 1 and October 1, 2025; Eagle Healthcare LLC in Florida with 250 employees laid off statewide; Berkeley Retirement Home in Massachusetts with 43 employees cut on August 31, 2025; DEMDACO in Kansas with 52 employees laid off; Factory Motor Parts in Massachusetts with 67 employees laid off on May 23, 2025; Meyer Burger Americas in Arizona with 72 employees laid off; and LACROIX Electronics in Michigan shutting down and laying off 115 employees in Grand Rapids starting June 2025.
Climeworks AG is laying off 106 employees, representing 22% of its workforce, due to disruptions in clean energy investments linked to U.S. climate policy changes, despite receiving a $50 million U.S. government grant in 2024. Emerson Collective, led by Laurene Powell Jobs, has laid off nearly 30 employees, marking its first major workforce reduction, attributed to internal budget constraints and economic austerity.
The layoffs at Eikon Therapeutics and other Bay Area biotech firms have been linked to funding cuts associated with policies from the Trump administration, despite recent substantial funding rounds. Phillips 66 announced plans to lay off most of its 600 employees at its Los Angeles-area refinery starting December 2025 due to market conditions, with some workers being transferred to nearby facilities.
🚨 LAYOFF ALERT - New York 🇺🇸
Island Peer Review Org Inc. (PRO) will lay off 198 employees at two different locations in New York on July 14, 2025, as indicated in a WARN.
•161 employees at 1979 Marcus Ave. Ste. 105 Lake Successful, NY
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A Bay Area biotech company has laid off 55 employees, citing funding cuts linked to policies from the Trump administration — just three months after raising nearly $351 million in funding.
