Overview
- IBM says a low single-digit percentage of its roughly 270,000 global workforce will be affected in the fourth quarter of 2025.
- A California WARN notice discloses 75 permanent layoffs at 555 Bailey Ave. in South San Jose starting Jan. 5, 2026.
- CEO Arvind Krishna says IBM expects to hire more recent college graduates over the next 12 months.
- The company describes the move as reallocating toward high-margin software, AI and hybrid cloud, noting AI systems have already taken over about 200 HR roles.
- IBM says displaced workers will receive severance and career-transition assistance and reiterates that U.S. employment should remain roughly flat year over year.