MixedMay 7, 2026· Technology
Upwork
On May 7, 2026, Upwork announced 145 job losses. The company cited AI alongside other factors.
Jobs lost
145~
US jobs
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Workforce
604
% of workforce
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Editorial note
Announced May 7, 2026 with Q1 earnings: a restructuring reducing the total workforce by approximately 24%, with $16–23M in pre-tax charges, substantially complete by Q4. The company disclosed only a percentage; the ~145 figure is a back-calculation and an estimate. The formal SEC rationale is generic, but CEO Hayden Brown's same-day memo explicitly tied the leaner structure to AI ('Two pizza teams are dead. AI means smaller, differently resourced teams…') alongside speed and profitability — hence Mixed. No US/WARN number, so it is not added to the US counter.
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