Laid off from Nike.
Nike's cuts have come in waves tied to cost plans and a CEO change, heaviest at the Oregon headquarters, with a 60-day paid notice period doing quiet work in each round. Oregon's WARN feed has been the reliable early signal.
At a glance
What's been reported about Nike severance packages
- 60 days on payroll · Paid notice reported in the 2024 round
- About 1,600 roles, 2% · The 2024 reduction
- 700+ roles · Beaverton headquarters share, second 2024 wave
- About 1,400 roles · The 2025 technology reshaping
The latest
Technology division cuts under the turnaround plan
Under CEO Elliott Hill, Nike cut about 1,400 roles in its global operations reshaping, most in technology, shifting some functions to third-party vendors. It followed the 2024 reduction of about 2% of the company under the $2 billion cost plan.
Previous rounds
How Nike has handled layoffs in the past
Nike's reductions have tracked its strategy resets. The 2024 round, about 1,600 roles, executed the $2 billion cost plan announced the prior December, and the Beaverton headquarters absorbed more than 700 cuts in the June wave alone, disclosed through Oregon WARN filings before most employees heard details internally. The 2025 technology cuts arrived with the new CEO's turnaround plan and a shift of tech work to outside vendors.
The package specifics have stayed unpublished, but the structure that has surfaced matters. Affected 2024 employees were reported kept on payroll for 60 days without working, with severance following. That paid notice period is WARN's machinery doing its job, benefits and vesting keep running through it, and it's the floor federal law sets for covered mass layoffs whatever the packet says.
The vendor-shift detail in the 2025 round deserves attention from anyone in a corporate support function anywhere. When a company moves a function to third parties, the roles don't come back with the next growth cycle, which changes the internal-transfer math that softer restructurings allow. Nike confirmed the direction without publishing numbers per team, and Oregon's WARN feed remains the most reliable public ledger of where the headquarters cuts actually land.
Recent Nike layoffs
2025 · About 1,400 roles in the global operations reshaping, mostly technology, with work shifting to vendors
Terms not published.
2024 · About 2% of the company, roughly 1,600 roles, including more than 700 at the Beaverton headquarters disclosed via Oregon WARN filings
Reported as 60 days on payroll without working, plus severance. Severance amounts not published.
Quick answers
What severance has Nike paid?
Nike hasn't published a formula. Reporting on the 2024 round described 60 days of paid notice, employed but not working, with severance following. The Oregon WARN filings disclose headcounts and dates for headquarters cuts, not package terms.
Why did Nike cut technology jobs in 2025?
As part of CEO Elliott Hill's turnaround, Nike reshaped its global operations team, about 1,400 roles with most in technology, and moved some functions to third-party vendors. Outsourced functions rarely return, which makes internal-transfer prospects thinner than in a standard restructuring.
What severance has Nike given laid-off employees?
60 days on payroll (paid notice reported in the 2024 round). Packages change between rounds, and your separation agreement is the only version that counts.
Where do I file for unemployment after a Nike layoff?
In the state where you worked, not where the company is headquartered. Nike's biggest U.S. hubs are Oregon, New York. Severance usually doesn't block you from filing, and benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Should I sign the severance agreement right away?
Not on the spot. 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 Nike?
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.
Help for people recently laid off from Nike
- File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. Nike's biggest hubs: Oregon, New York. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
- Don't sign the severance agreement on the spot. Find out in writing how long you have to review it. At 40 or older, federal law guarantees 21 days, 45 in group layoffs. Under 40, the packet's deadline may be real, so ask for time rather than assume. Read our severance breakdown first. The clauses matter more than the number.
- 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.
- 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.