Oracle issued layoff notices for more than 300 people in Washington State and California this week, according to state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings in those states.

In California, 143 employees at Oracle's Redwood City office received layoff notices, effective October 13, 2025; in Washington , 161 employees at the company's Seattle office received notices, also effective in October.

Oracle did not respond to a request for comment.

A staffer familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified, told The Register that the figure seems low, citing allegations that Microsoft's recent layoff notices failed to count those let go who worked remotely.

"It feels like that happened here too, the reported numbers don't quite match up with what my network is saying," o

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