Boeing Layoffs 2026: Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is set to lay off around 300 employees from its defence division, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
The affected employees are likely to be notified this week.
The job cuts will take place in the supply chain segment of Boeing’s defence business. The reductions will span multiple locations across the United States, the report said.
“Boeing regularly evaluates and adjusts its workforce to stay aligned to our commitments to our customers and communities,” the company said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg, effectively confirming the development.
The company is also working to support employees impacted by the layoffs, the source added. A separate Reuters report said the affected workers are non-union employees.
Hiring still underway at Boeing
Despite the cuts, Boeing continues to recruit. The company currently has around 1,300 job openings, according to the person cited by Bloomberg. Reuters reported that some employees facing layoffs could be redeployed into vacant roles elsewhere within the company.
Boeing’s total workforce stood at about 1,82,000 employees at the end of 2025, up by nearly 10,000 from the previous year, as per federal filings.
The planemaker has been adding workers to support higher commercial aircraft production, integrate newly acquired Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, and advance work on the Pentagon’s stealthy F-47 fighter jet.
300 engineering roles to shift to South Carolina
In a separate development, Boeing last week informed employees that it plans to consolidate engineering work related to the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina as it increases output of the wide-body aircraft, according to the engineers’ union.
The move would involve shifting about 300 engineering jobs from Washington state — where workers are represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) — to South Carolina, a non-union state, the union said.
Boeing’s two labour contracts covering roughly 16,000 SPEEA members in Washington are due to expire in October.
Layoffs amid broader job cuts in the US
The latest Boeing layoffs come amid a broader wave of job cuts across corporate America. Technology major Amazon has announced workforce reductions in recent weeks, while United Parcel Service (UPS) has also unveiled layoffs.
On Wednesday, The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced significant job cuts, saying “painful” restructuring was required at the newspaper.
