{"slug": "cisco-to-lay-off-more-than-400-workers-in-california", "title": "Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California", "summary": "Cisco plans to lay off 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to notices filed with California's Employment Development Department. The cuts come as the company restructures to prioritize investments in artificial intelligence, following a May announcement of fewer than 4,000 job cuts globally. Cisco reported record revenue of $15.8 billion in the third quarter, with net income up 35% year-over-year.", "body_md": "# Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California\n\n-\nClick here to listen to this article - Share via\n\nSee more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. [ Set us as preferred ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=latimes.com)\n\nSan José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency.\n\nThe company, which provides networking devices along with other services including video conferencing and cybersecurity, told employees in May that it was going to cut fewer than 4,000 jobs or less than 5% of its workforce.\n\nThe notices, processed by the California Employment Development Department this week, provide more details about what jobs Cisco will cut in California.\n\nThe artificial-intelligence boom has fueled more investments in data centers, commercial real estate and other areas. But advancements in AI tools have also been reshaping jobs, especially in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the tech industry.\n\nCisco’s layoffs in California impacted workers in its San José, Milpitas and San Francisco offices. The company cut a variety of roles in software engineering, product management, design, business operations and other areas, the notices show.\n\nCisco said it didn’t have anything additional to share beyond what it published in May about its restructuring plans.\n\n[Tech companies](https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-05-14/linkedin-cisco-amazon-are-latest-tech-companies-laying-off-more-workers) have been citing various reasons for layoffs including prioritizing investments in artificial intelligence. As workers use AI-powered tools to generate code, words and other content, some executives have said they don’t need as many employees. There’s also skepticism, though, about how big a role AI is playing at companies with a large amount of workers globally.\n\nTech giants such as Meta and Coinbase continue to lay off employees, citing the way AI is reshaping how people work. Tech workers are navigating a crossroads in their careers and a brutal job market.\n\nFrom January to May, U.S. technology companies announced 123,653 cuts, up 66% from the same period in 2025, according to a [June report](https://www.challengergray.com/blog/challenger-report-may-job-cuts-rise-16-from-april-highest-may-total-since-2020/) from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The firm said that AI was the leading reason companies cited for cuts but it still isn’t the “jobpocalypse some predicted.”\n\nMeta, Snap, Block, Oracle and Amazon are among tech companies that have announced mass layoffs this year.\n\nCisco markets itself as a company that “provides critical infrastructure for the AI era” and has benefited from the AI boom, reaching a record revenue of $15.8 billion in the third quarter this year. The company’s net income grew 35% to $3.4 billion year-over-year during that quarter.\n\nCisco Chief Executive Chuck Robbins told employees in May it’s cutting costs in certain areas while prioritizing other investments. That includes employee use of AI across the company.\n\nHe said Cisco will be among winners in the AI era, but that means “making hard decisions — about where we invest, how we’re organized, and how our cost structure reflects the opportunity in front of us.”\n\nAs of July 2025, Cisco had roughly 86,200 employees, according to its annual report.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-to-lay-off-more-than-400-workers-in-california", "canonical_source": "https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-26/cisco-to-lay-off-more-than-400-workers-in-california", "published_at": "2026-06-30 02:10:23+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 02:22:07.296373+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Cisco", "California Employment Development Department", "Meta", "Coinbase", "Challenger, Gray & Christmas", "Oracle", "Amazon", "Chuck Robbins"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-to-lay-off-more-than-400-workers-in-california", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-to-lay-off-more-than-400-workers-in-california.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-to-lay-off-more-than-400-workers-in-california.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-to-lay-off-more-than-400-workers-in-california.jsonld"}}