Cisco Layoffs (June 2026)
Workzil tracks 2 reported layoff events at Cisco affecting approximately 9,500 employees in total. Each event links back to a primary source; the rehire pathways below show where impacted employees typically land next.
By Workzil Editorial · Career Research Team
Updated June 10, 2026
Events sourced from company press releases, SEC filings, WARN Act filings, and major-outlet reporting. Headcount counts are publicly reported figures, not estimates.
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2
Tracked events
9,500
Affected employees
networking
Sector
May 2026
Latest event
Reported layoff events
May 14, 2026 · 4,000 affected
Cisco Cuts ~4,000 Jobs to Reallocate Toward Silicon, Optics, and AI
Cisco announced roughly 4,000 job cuts -- under 5% of its workforce -- to reallocate resources toward silicon, optics, security, and AI, on the same day it reported record quarterly revenue of $15.8 billion.
February 14, 2024 · 5,500 affected
Cisco Cuts 5,500 Jobs as Networking Demand Normalizes
Cisco announced it would lay off approximately 5% of its workforce -- about 5,500 employees -- as enterprise customers digested a backlog of networking equipment orders and the company pivoted toward AI-driven networking and security.