San Jose, California
PayPal to lay off 251 workers in San Jose, California
The California Employment Development Department published the WARN notice dated August 31, 2026; the layoffs take effect October 30, 2026.
PayPal has notified California officials that it will lay off 251 workers in San Jose, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice published by the California Employment Development Department.
The notice is dated August 31, 2026 and gives October 30, 2026 as the date the permanent layoffs take effect.
The notice lists the affected site as 2211 N. First Street San Jose CA 95131.
We have recorded 50 layoffs in California so far in 2026.
Not yet known: exactly which roles are affected. Our sources do not say. If you know more, send us a tip.
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How we verified this
On October 11, 2026 we retrieved the California Employment Development Department WARN notice and confirmed that it names PayPal, gives the figure we report (“251”) and supports the date. The reporting above comes from the sources listed; context about other layoffs comes from our own records. Software, including AI tools, helped find and match the source; read our methodology.
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