Source-linked country record

Layoffs in China

This page lists every layoff event we hold for China that still links to its original source. It is a record of what we have verified, not a complete count of layoffs in this country.

Counted by where the jobs were located. The tracker's own results list additionally matches on employer headquarters, so it returns a slightly higher count for the same country. Rollup records and the per-site notices they absorb are counted once. Open this filter in the full tracker.

Industries affected here

• Automotive 8,000 jobs
• Finance & Insurance 4,530 jobs
• Technology 2,500 jobs
• Healthcare & Pharma 88 jobs
• Logistics & Transport 20 jobs

Employers with more than one recorded round here

• New Frontier Health Corp 2 recorded rounds

Recorded events

1. BMW · 8,000 jobs

   2026-07-29. Announcement-stage record. Industry: Automotive. Evidence: News report.

   • moneycontrol.com
   • The Guardian
   • Full entry on this site

2. Citigroup · 3,500 jobs

   2025-06-05. Announcement-stage record. Industry: Finance & Insurance. Evidence: News report.

   • South China Morning Post
   • Full entry on this site

3. Hikvision · 1,000 jobs

   2024-10-13. Announcement-stage record. Industry: Technology. Evidence: News report.

   • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

4. ByteDance TikTok · 500 jobs

   2024-10-09. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Technology. Evidence: News report.

   The employer attributed this to AI.

   “shifts focus towards a greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in content moderation”

   • straitstimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

5. ByteDance · 1,000 jobs

   2024-03-27. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Technology. Evidence: News report.

   • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

6. JPMorgan Chase & Co. · 30 jobs

   2023-02-21. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Finance & Insurance. Evidence: News report.

   • economictimes.indiatimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

7. New Frontier Health Corp · 38 jobs

   2020-06-30. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Healthcare & Pharma. Evidence: SEC filing.

   • SEC EDGAR 6-K
   • Full entry on this site

8. New Frontier Health Corp · 50 jobs

   2020-04-01. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Healthcare & Pharma. Evidence: SEC filing.

   • SEC EDGAR 6-K
   • SEC EDGAR 6-K
   • Full entry on this site

9. Starlight Supply Chain Management Co · 20 jobs

   2016-11-21. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Logistics & Transport. Evidence: SEC filing.

   • SEC EDGAR
   • Full entry on this site

10. Sino Fortune Holding Corp · 1,000 jobs

    2016-04-01. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Finance & Insurance. Evidence: SEC filing.

    • SEC EDGAR
    • Full entry on this site

Other countries

• United States 43,024 events
• United Kingdom 2,816 events
• France 2,323 events
• Germany 2,272 events
• Sweden 985 events
• Spain 974 events
• Poland 956 events
• Italy 906 events
• Netherlands 904 events
• Belgium 732 events
• Finland 732 events
• Czechia 495 events
• Ireland 484 events
• Denmark 456 events
• Austria 428 events
• Romania 404 events
• Hungary 370 events
• Norway 313 events
• Slovenia 310 events
• Portugal 295 events
• Slovakia 248 events
• Lithuania 201 events
• Greece 179 events
• Canada 161 events
• Estonia 134 events
• Croatia 81 events
• Bulgaria 69 events
• India 69 events
• Latvia 58 events
• Luxembourg 51 events
• Australia 43 events
• Cyprus 28 events
• Malta 23 events
• Brazil 17 events
• Israel 12 events
• Singapore 11 events

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