Thousands of workers at Oracle are reportedly being laid off as the company ramps up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Employees began receiving termination emails early this week as part of a broader restructuring effort, with cuts “in the thousands,” according to people familiar with the matter, reported CNBC.
A sample email cited “current business needs” and said affected workers’ roles were being eliminated effective immediately, per Business Insider.
The reported layoffs come as Oracle accelerates its investments in AI-related data centers, including infrastructure for major customers such as OpenAI, according to prior reporting. The company has reportedly faced investor scrutiny over the cost of that expansion, with plans to raise tens of billions of dollars to fund growth and cover rising capital expenditures.
Some of the job reductions are expected to target roles that may shrink due to AI-driven automation, per Bloomberg. The cuts could span multiple divisions and follow earlier layoffs in 2025, including more than 200 positions in California.
Oracle reported strong financial results in March, including a 22% increase in quarterly revenue and $3.7 billion in net income, according to SFGate. The juxtaposition of profitability and job cuts has drawn renewed scrutiny of labor practices across the tech sector.
The Dallas Express asked Oracle whether it had prioritized retaining American workers ahead of the layoffs, whether workers on H-1B visa programs were affected, and whether the company plans to reduce its reliance on foreign labor amid increasing automation. The company declined to respond.
Federal data previously reviewed by The Dallas Express shows Oracle among the top employers of H-1B workers in Texas, with more than 11,000 approvals between 2020 and 2025. The visa program allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers in mostly white-collar fields and has faced bipartisan criticism in recent years.
Lawmakers from both parties have questioned whether companies are displacing domestic workers while continuing to hire through the program. In a September 2025 letter to Amazon, senators wrote, “With all of the homegrown American talent relegated to the sidelines, we find it hard to believe that Amazon cannot find qualified American tech workers to fill these positions,” as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
The broader debate has intensified as tech companies undergo repeated rounds of layoffs while continuing to invest heavily in automation and AI infrastructure.
Oracle has not publicly detailed which roles or locations are affected in the current round of layoffs, and it remains unclear whether required filings related to mass layoffs have been submitted.
The company employed about 162,000 full-time workers as of May 2025, according to its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
