Layoff
Cuts 500 jobs
Target announced it will eliminate about 500 supply chain and district-office roles while redirecting money to more store staffing hours.
- Our coverage: Target Cuts 500 Jobs, Hires More Store Workers
Layoffs Tracker
Target Layoffs 2026: 500 Jobs Cut
Latest announcement (Feb 9, 2026): Target announced it will eliminate about 500 supply chain and district-office roles while redirecting money to more store staffing hours. The tracker lists 2 announcements for Target since 2025, with 2,300 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: Target Cuts 500 Jobs, Hires More Store Workers
Last updated Nov 4, 2026
Target at a glance
- Announcements tracked
- 2
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 2,300
- Layoffs
- 2
- Store closures
- 0
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 2 of 2 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
| Year | Jobs reported | Announcements |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,800 | 1 |
| 2026 | 500 | 1 |
2026
1 announcement · 500 jobs reported affected
2025
1 announcement · 1,800 jobs reported affected
LayoffMinneapolis, MN, United States
Cuts 1,800 jobs
Target eliminated 1,800 corporate positions at its headquarters as part of a restructuring under incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke. About 1,000 were layoffs and 800 were vacant roles that will go unfilled.
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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.
Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. Methodology, sources and how to cite
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