This tracker is designed to help leaders move beyond headlines and understand what workforce disruption is really signaling.
Use the tabs below to explore 2026 layoff activity by industry, underlying drivers, and emerging skill priorities. Patterns are updated monthly to surface where roles are being redesigned — not just eliminated — so you can anticipate shifts before they reach your organization.
Layoffs Are Not the Story. Redesign Is.
This public tracker follows 2026 workforce reductions, their underlying causes, and the skills organizations are rebuilding around.
Updated monthly.
Used well, this data becomes an early warning system for leaders.
Explore how to turn disruption into intentional redesign in my Executive Roadmap to Thriving in AI-Redesigned Roles below. 👇
