BJs Restaurants layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring BJs Restaurants reported in its annual reports, 2024 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 21,000 to approximately 22,000.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 21,000 | As of January 2, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 21,000 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 22,000 | December 30, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryRecorded severance, relocation, signing bonus and bonus expenses tied to a leadership transition, shown as a net charge in the Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation.
Word for word“(1) Amount relates to severance, relocation, signing bonus and bonus expenses related to our leadership transition.” 10-K for 2024
BJs Restaurants has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from BJs Restaurants’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-02. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.