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Meta laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining

about 1,000 professional jobs are open in Washington, including about 1,000 at Meta. Put in your email and we send a plan built for a layoff: benefits and deadlines first, then jobs matched to your background.

Benefits and deadlines first, then jobs that fit. One plan, and nothing else unless you ask.

All Meta layoff notices, dates and sources

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about 1,000 professional jobs are open in Washington, and about 1,000 at Meta. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.

These are the newest roles, not yet matched to you. Add your email at the top and tell us about your work, and we pick the jobs that fit you.

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What should I do first if I was affected?

  1. File for Washington unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  2. File for New York unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  3. File for New Jersey unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  4. Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
  5. Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
  6. Line up bridge income while you search.

What help is there for benefits and retraining?

The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Not laid off? Pick what sounds like you

For anyone planning their next move at Meta or anywhere else. No résumé needed; we send a first-week plan.

Question 1

Where are you right now?

Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.

Questions

Did Meta file layoff notices?
Yes. Meta has filed 8 layoff notices with labor departments in Washington, New York, New Jersey, naming 3,001 workers. The most recent was filed May 22, 2026.
How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Meta?
File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Washington, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
Are there jobs open for former Meta employees?
about 1,000 professional jobs are open in Washington today, and about 1,000 at Meta itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
What help is there for retraining?
The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.

What did Meta file?

A layoff notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.

Layoff notices filed by Meta, newest first
Notice dateEmployerStateCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
MetaTakes effect Jul 22, 2026WashingtonKing County1,395LayoffState record
MetaTakes effect Aug 20, 2026New YorkNew York361LayoffState record
MetaTakes effect Aug 20, 2026New YorkNew York304LayoffState record
MetaTakes effect Aug 20, 2026New YorkNew York267LayoffState record
MetaTakes effect Aug 20, 2026New JerseyMeta74—State record
MetaTakes effect May 8, 2026Washington—168LayoffState record
MetaTakes effect Mar 20, 2026WashingtonKing County331LayoffState record
MetaTakes effect Dec 22, 2025Washington—101LayoffState record

Full notice record and news mentions for Meta

Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated May 22, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Meta. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.