Unisys layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Unisys reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 16,500 to approximately 15,000.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 16,500 | At December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 15,900 | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 15,000 | At December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryRecognized cost-reduction charges and other costs in 2024, including net workforce reduction charges principally for severance.
Word for word“During 2024, the company recognized cost-reduction charges and other costs of $20.6 million.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryRecorded net charges for workforce reductions, principally severance, comprising a charge and a credit for changes in estimates.
Word for word“The net charges related to workforce reductions were $13.5 million, principally related to severance costs, and were comprised of: (a) a charge of $23.7 million and (b) a credit of $10.2 million for changes in estimates.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryRecorded other cost-reduction charges, including an asset impairment and foreign currency losses tied to exiting foreign countries.
Word for word“In addition, the company recorded net charges of $7.1 million comprised of a charge of $4.4 million for an asset impairment, a charge of $2.6 million for net foreign currency losses related to exiting foreign countries and a net charge of $0.1 million for other expenses and changes in estimates related to other cost-reduction efforts.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryRecognized cost-reduction charges and other costs in 2023, including workforce reduction charges principally for severance.
Word for word“During 2023, the company recognized cost-reduction charges and other costs of $9.3 million.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryUnisys recorded net charges for workforce reductions in 2025, made up of severance costs less a credit for changes in estimates.
Word for word“The net charges related to workforce reductions were $23.0 million and were comprised of: (a) a charge of $27.6 million for severance costs and (b) a credit of $4.6 million for changes in estimates.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryUnisys recorded net charges for workforce reductions in 2024, made up of severance costs less a credit for changes in estimates.
Word for word“The net charges related to workforce reductions were $13.5 million and were comprised of: (a) a charge of $23.7 million for severance costs and (b) a credit of $10.2 million for changes in estimates.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryUnisys recognized total cost-reduction charges and other costs in 2025, including workforce reductions, lease abandonment and asset write-offs.
Word for word“During 2025, the company recognized net cost-reduction charges and other costs of $30.5 million.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Severance costs | Restructuring charges |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $62.6 million | $82.1 million |
| 2017-12-31 | $117.9 million | $146.8 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $19 million | $19.7 million |
| 2019-12-31 | $22.1 million | $28.7 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $25.5 million | $95.5 million |
| 2021-12-31 | $400,000 | $23.2 million |
| 2022-12-31 | $7.5 million | $54.9 million |
| 2023-12-31 | $8.3 million | $13 million |
| 2024-12-31 | $13.5 million | $18 million |
| 2025-12-31 | $23 million | $30.5 million |
Unisys 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 Unisys’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-25. 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.