Laid off from CBRE.
The two biggest CBRE WARN filings in our tracker since 2025 came from federal client sites. CBRE said a client's decision not to renew ended 279 jobs at Brooke Army Medical Center in 2025, and 174 more followed in 2026 on the NIH campus in Bethesda, both filed by the government unit CBRE bought as J&J Worldwide Services.
At a glance
What's known about CBRE severance and layoffs
- 9 · CBRE filings in our tracker, all time
- 6 filings covering 573 jobs across 3 states · CBRE filings since the start of 2025
- 279 jobs, San Antonio, October 2025 · Largest CBRE filing in our tracker since 2025
- 174 jobs, Bethesda, Maryland, April 2026 · Newest CBRE filing in our tracker
- The client didn't renew its facilities contract · Why CBRE said the San Antonio jobs ended
- $179 million, up from $82 million in 2023 · CBRE employee separation charges, 2024
- More than 155,000, Turner & Townsend included · CBRE headcount on December 31, 2025
- No terms on record · CBRE severance terms
Recent CBRE layoffs
CBRE's government unit filed a 174-job notice for the NIH campus in April 2026
Maryland's WARN log dates a CBRE Government & Defense Services notice April 29, 2026, for 174 jobs in Bethesda, effective May 17. Maryland Bay News tied the jobs to a federal facilities contract on the National Institutes of Health campus. No terms on record.
Previous rounds
CBRE layoff history
The largest CBRE layoffs in our tracker since 2025 happened on a client's property. Our tracker holds 6 filings covering 573 jobs since the start of 2025, in Texas, Maryland and California, and the two biggest came from CBRE Government & Defense Services, the federal contracting unit CBRE's 10-K lists as J&J Worldwide Services. Losing a job because a client didn't renew a contract is rotten in its own specific way, and much of what happens next depends on whoever picks the contract up.
At Brooke Army Medical Center the notice went in under J&J Maintenance, the incumbent that held the expiring contract, which CBRE bought in 2024. Chief people officer Howard Young's Texas Workforce Commission letter said workers had been notified as of October 1, 2025, and that the layoffs were expected to be permanent, though there might be a chance to be hired by the new service provider. Matt Gonzales of Laborers' Local 1095 said Teya Services would run its own hiring and that in most similar cases many workers get rehired at the same wages and benefits. He also said employees still have to meet the government's mandated requirements to keep access to the facility.
The Bethesda notice came from the same unit at 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 10, and Maryland Bay News tied its 174 jobs to a federal facilities contract on the National Institutes of Health campus. Maryland's log dates the notice April 29, 2026 and the layoff May 17, 18 days apart. The state's Economic Stabilization Act requires covered employers, those with at least 50 employees in Maryland and a year in operation, to give the state and affected workers written notice no less than 60 days ahead of a reduction in operations, subject to exemptions. A shutdown of all or part of a workplace counts when it cuts at least 25 percent of the employees or 15 of them, whichever is greater, over any three-month period. The log doesn't show when each worker was told, so hold on to your own letter and its date. Maryland Labor's Dislocation Services Unit receives these notices, and the department says they help it provide free services to the people affected.
The Labor Department rule that gave workers on an expiring federal service contract a right of first refusal with the successor was rescinded effective December 22, 2025, so that rule no longer obliges an incoming company to offer anyone a job. Section 4(c) of the Service Contract Act still sets a pay floor, under three conditions. The new contract and the old one both have to be covered by that act, they have to involve substantially the same services in the same locality, and the workers on the old contract have to have actually been paid under a collective bargaining agreement's wage and fringe-benefit terms. When all three hold, the successor can't pay less than that agreement's wages and fringe benefits, though the floor applies to pay and doesn't make the successor hire anyone. If you were among the union members on the San Antonio contract, ask the union for the old agreement's rates before your first check from the new employer.
Away from federal sites, the record thins out. CBRE, Inc. filed four Southern California notices on February 28, 2025, the largest for 78 jobs in Rosemead, with no cause on record for any of them. Company-wide, the 10-K's employee separation charges reached $179 million in 2024. Bisnow put the workforce at over 100,000 when it reported CBRE's $400 million cost plan, and the 10-K counted more than 155,000 on December 31, 2025, Turner & Townsend included. Our WARN filing tracker lists each notice under the name the state printed, which for CBRE's government unit has included J&J Maintenance.
Reporting on previous CBRE layoff rounds
April 2026, NIH campus, Bethesda, Maryland · The notice lists 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 10, and carries the state's type Mass Layoff - No Recall. At 174 jobs, it's the one CBRE notice our tracker dates to 2026.
October 2025, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio · J&J Maintenance, doing business as CBRE Government & Defense Services, filed for 279 jobs, janitorial and housekeeping work by the San Antonio Report's account, ending November 30 with the contract. A CBRE spokesperson told CoStar the client decided not to renew and no corporate-office positions were affected.
No terms on record. The WARN letter said workers might be hired by the new service provider.
February 2025, Southern California · CBRE, Inc. filed four California notices dated February 28, 2025, all with a May 2 layoff date, for 78 jobs in Rosemead, 20 in Irvine, 14 in Santa Ana and 8 in Alhambra. Nothing in the reporting we track gives a reason for them or names a client.
2022 to 2024, cost cuts and restructuring charges · Bisnow reported a plan to cut $400 million in costs, $300 million of it permanent and mainly related to staff reduction, with most of the cuts due by the first quarter of 2023, per CFO Emma Giamartino. The 10-K then booked employee separation charges of $81 million, $82 million and $179 million for 2022 through 2024 and called the restructuring largely complete at the end of 2024. Neither source gives a number of jobs.
No terms on record. A CBRE spokesperson told Bisnow the company was working with affected employees on an equitable transition.
February 2021, Dallas · A Texas notice dated February 8, 2021 listed 193 CBRE jobs in Dallas, with an April 30 layoff date.
What to do after being laid off from CBRE
- File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. CBRE's biggest hubs: Texas, Maryland, California. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
- Apply for financial and hardship assistance. Unemployment supplements income, but food benefits, health coverage and utility help are often available as well. Here's some of what CBRE's hub states run: Texas, Maryland, California, and every other state is here.
- Mind the health insurance window. Losing coverage opens a 60-day special enrollment period, and an ACA plan usually beats unsubsidized COBRA. Compare your options before the employer coverage lapses, and read how the COBRA clocks run if you are weighing it seriously.
- Get your real runway number. Severance plus savings divided by reality. The calculator takes five minutes.
- Know which clocks are already running. Severance review windows, COBRA election, visa grace periods, and 401(k) rollovers all run on federal deadlines that started at termination. All five deadlines are here.
CBRE layoff and severance questions
Is CBRE laying off employees in 2026?
Our tracker dates one CBRE filing to 2026, 174 jobs in Bethesda, Maryland, from CBRE Government & Defense Services, effective May 17. Maryland Bay News tied those jobs to a federal facilities contract on the NIH campus. Nothing in the reporting we track mentions a company-wide CBRE cut in 2026.
Why did CBRE lay off workers at Brooke Army Medical Center?
A CBRE spokesperson told CoStar the cuts came from the client's decision not to renew its facilities management contract and were limited to facilities management employees working for that one client. The WARN letter set November 30, 2025, the day the contract expired, as the end date, and a Laborers' union official said Teya Services would take the work over on December 1.
Does CBRE pay severance to laid-off workers?
The Bethesda, San Antonio and California notices have no terms on record, and no CBRE severance formula shows up in anything we track. The 10-K's $179 million in 2024 employee separation charges covers the whole company and doesn't describe any one person's package. Check any separation agreement's numbers against your hire date and pay stubs before signing, since there's no published CBRE schedule to hold them against.
What happens to CBRE workers when a federal contract changes hands?
The federal rule giving workers on an expiring service contract a right of first refusal with the successor was rescinded effective December 22, 2025. Section 4(c) of the Service Contract Act still sets a pay floor for the people a successor employs, but only when a covered contract follows another covered contract for substantially the same services in the same locality and the old contract's workers were actually paid under a collective bargaining agreement's wage and fringe-benefit terms. It doesn't require the successor to hire anyone.
What's CBRE Government & Defense Services?
It's the name J&J Worldwide Services does business under now, according to CBRE's 10-K, doing outsourcing work for the U.S. federal government. CoStar reported CBRE paid $800 million in cash for J&J, and the San Antonio Report dated the purchase to 2024. The San Antonio notice went in under the name J&J Maintenance.
Where do I file for unemployment after being laid off from CBRE?
In the state where you worked, not where the company is headquartered. CBRE's biggest U.S. hubs are Texas, Maryland, California. Severance usually doesn't block you from filing, and benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Is it OK to file for unemployment after a layoff at CBRE?
Yes. Unemployment insurance is funded by payroll taxes employers pay on wages, the claim never appears on credit reports or background checks, and future employers cannot see it. If the hesitation itself is the obstacle, whether filing is OK has its own article.
What happens to my health insurance after a layoff at CBRE?
Your plan sets the end date rather than the law, so the separation packet is where that date actually lives, and it is often the last day of the month rather than your last day of work. After coverage ends, COBRA lets you keep the identical plan by paying the whole premium yourself, up to 102 percent of what the plan really costs, which lands as several times the payroll deduction you were used to. You get 60 days to elect, counted from the later of coverage ending or the election notice arriving, and electing reaches the coverage back to the day the old plan stopped so no gap exists. How continuation coverage works walks the timing, and whether to take it rather than a marketplace plan is a separate decision.
Should I sign the severance agreement right away?
First pin down how much review time you actually have. If you're 40 or older, federal law gives you 21 days to consider an agreement that waives age claims, 45 in a group layoff, and a waiver signed under a shorter deadline can be invalid. If you're under 40, no federal window applies and the deadline in your packet may be real, so confirm it in writing and ask for more time if you need it. Use whatever window you have to read the release terms, especially non-disparagement and no-lawsuit clauses, and don't stall past a real deadline, because offers can be withdrawn.
Can I collect unemployment if I got severance from CBRE?
Usually yes, though some states delay benefits until severance pay periods end, and lump sums are treated differently than salary continuation. Check your state's rules on our state benefit pages, and file immediately either way so your claim date is locked in.