IBM has filed 2 WARN notices across 2 states, affecting 131 workers. Most activity is in Coppell and Winston Salem. Filing dates range from Mar 25, 2025 through Jul 2, 2025. Winston Salem accounts for 55% of affected workers.
The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.
IBM (International Business Machines) is a technology and consulting company founded in 1911, headquartered in Armonk, New York. Once the dominant force in mainframe computing, IBM now focuses on hybrid cloud, AI (through its watsonx platform), consulting, and enterprise software. The company employs roughly 280,000 people worldwide.
IBM has been reducing its workforce for over a decade through a mix of layoffs, attrition, and strategic divestitures. The company spun off its managed infrastructure services division as Kyndryl in 2021, moving roughly 90,000 employees to the new company. Beyond that separation, IBM has conducted annual workforce rebalancing that typically eliminates several thousand positions while hiring in growth areas. The company does not always disclose specific numbers, but WARN filings from IBM appear regularly across multiple states.
IBM missed several major technology transitions, including the shift to consumer internet, mobile computing, and public cloud. The company sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005 and its x86 server business in 2014. Its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat in 2019 was the largest in company history and represented a bet on hybrid cloud. The move repositioned IBM around open-source enterprise infrastructure, but growth has remained slower than competitors.
IBM is investing in AI through its watsonx platform and consulting services. The company has stated that it expects to pause hiring for back-office roles that could be replaced by AI, estimating roughly 7,800 positions over several years. Consulting revenue growth remains tied to client demand for AI implementation services.
Last reviewed 2026-04-15| Location | State | Type | Workers | Effective | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppell | TX | 59 | 2025-08-29 Recorded: 2025-07-02 |
2025-07-02 | |
| Winston Salem 1100 Reynolds Blvd |
NC | Layoff | 72 | 2025-05-30 Recorded: 2025-03-25 |
2025-03-25 |
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Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered employers and qualifying events, subject to exceptions. State rules may differ.
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Data on this site comes from WARN Act filings published by state workforce agencies. Where a state does not publish a usable list, filings come from a third-party compilation and are marked on each row. Filings are updated regularly but may not reflect same-day submissions. Coverage varies by state.
Across 2 filings with usable paired dates, the median recorded gap is 62 days. This is date arithmetic, not a finding about notice received by workers or legal compliance. Source definitions, coverage and exceptions matter.
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