United Microelectronics layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring United Microelectronics reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 19,833 to 19,097.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 20-F for 2023 | 19,833 | December 31, 2023 |
| 20-F for 2024 | 19,016 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| 20-F for 2025 | 19,097 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company states it has in the past implemented, and may in the future evaluate, labor redundancy plans based on employee work performance; no specific layoff or severance program is reported.
Word for word“We have in the past implemented, and may in the future evaluate the need to implement, labor redundancy plans based on the work performance of our employees.” 20-F for 2023
United Microelectronics 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 United Microelectronics’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-04-30. 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.