Intel has filed 15 WARN notices across 6 states, affecting 4,519 workers. Filings are concentrated in Santa Clara, Chandler, and Rio Rancho. Filing dates range from Nov 15, 2024 through Sep 18, 2026. The average recorded date gap for measurable Intel filings is 16 days; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. The Jul 7, 2025 filing for 2,509 workers is the largest filed in Oregon in 2025 and larger than 99 percent of WARN filings nationally.
The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.
Intel is a semiconductor company founded in 1968 in Santa Clara, California. For decades it was the dominant maker of processors for personal computers and data center servers. The company operates major fabrication plants in Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, and internationally. Intel employed roughly 124,800 people at the end of 2023 and about 108,900 at the end of 2024.
Intel has conducted major workforce reductions roughly every four to eight years, often tied to technology transitions or competitive shifts. In 2016, the company cut about 12,000 jobs (11% of its workforce) as PC sales declined. In August 2024, CEO Pat Gelsinger announced 15,000 job cuts, more than 15% of the workforce, as part of a plan to reduce spending by $10 billion in 2025. These cuts hit engineering, corporate, and manufacturing roles across Oregon, Arizona, California, and other sites. In 2025, under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan (who replaced Gelsinger after his December 2024 departure), Intel began another round targeting an additional 15-20% reduction in factory workforce.
Intel led the PC revolution and dominated the server processor market for over two decades. However, the company was slow to adapt to several major shifts. It missed the mobile processor market almost entirely, ceding smartphones and tablets to ARM-based chip designers. Its attempt to enter the foundry business (manufacturing chips for other companies) has required enormous capital investment and is still unproven. Most significantly, Intel failed to capitalize early on the AI accelerator market, where Nvidia built a commanding lead with GPUs optimized for machine learning.
Intel is in the middle of a difficult restructuring. The company is trying to simultaneously compete in AI chips, build a foundry business to rival TSMC, and maintain its core PC and server processor lines. Capital spending is being reduced, and the company has suspended its shareholder dividend. Under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Intel has signaled more aggressive cost-cutting and a potential separation of its chip design and manufacturing businesses.
Last reviewed 2026-04-15| Location | State | Type | Workers | Effective | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara 2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara CA 95054 |
CA | Layoff | 22 | 2026-09-30 Recorded: 2026-09-18 |
2026-09-18 |
| Santa Clara 3601 Juliette Lane Santa Clara CA 95054 |
CA | Layoff | 5 | 2026-09-30 Recorded: 2026-09-18 |
2026-09-18 |
| Santa Clara 2191 Laurelwood Rd. Santa Clara CA 95054 |
CA | Layoff | 1 | 2026-09-30 Recorded: 2026-09-18 |
2026-09-18 |
| Santa Clara 3600 Juliette Lane Santa Clara CA 95054 |
CA | Layoff | 24 | 2026-09-30 Recorded: 2026-09-18 |
2026-09-18 |
| Santa Clara 2200 Mission College Blvd Santa Clara CA 95054 |
CA | Layoff | 24 | 2026-08-15 Recorded: 2026-07-24 |
2026-07-24 |
| Santa Clara 3601 Juliette Lane Santa Clara CA 95054 |
CA | Layoff | 10 | 2026-08-15 Recorded: 2026-07-24 |
2026-07-24 |
| Santa Clara 2191 Laurelwood Rd. Santa Clara CA 95054 |
CA | Layoff | 2 | 2026-08-15 Recorded: 2026-07-24 |
2026-07-24 |
| Santa Clara 3600 Juliette Lane Santa Clara CA 95054 |
CA | Layoff | 67 | 2026-08-15 Recorded: 2026-07-24 |
2026-07-24 |
| Not Provided | OR | Layoff | 669 larger than 98% of filings |
Not reported Recorded: 2025-11-13 |
2025-11-13 |
| Chandler 5000 W. Chandler Blvd, Chandler, Arizona 85226 |
AZ | 97 | Not reported Recorded: 2025-08-25 |
2025-08-25 |
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Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered employers and qualifying events, subject to exceptions. State rules may differ.
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Data on this site comes from WARN Act filings published by state workforce agencies. Where a state does not publish a usable list, filings come from a third-party compilation and are marked on each row. Filings are updated regularly but may not reflect same-day submissions. Coverage varies by state.
News reports may describe a different time period, geography or company-wide announcement. This page contains 15 filings covering 4,519 reported workers in the last 24 months. Those figures cannot be reconciled with a headline alone. Use the individual source records above to check locations and dates; filings can include amendments and do not prove that all announced layoffs occurred.
Across 9 filings with usable paired dates, the median recorded gap is 12 days. This is date arithmetic, not a finding about notice received by workers or legal compliance. Source definitions, coverage and exceptions matter.
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