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Cisco: layoffs and H-1B visas
From October 2025 to June 2026, the Labor Department certified 15,786 H-1B positions for Cisco, the 6th-most of any employer. In the same months it announced about 4,000 layoffs: 3.9 H-1B positions for every worker laid off.
Data: Oct 2025–June 2026 · Labor Dept fiscal 2026 Q3 statistics · Checked Nov 6, 2026
The numbers
| H-1B positions certified, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 | 15,786 |
|---|---|
| Rank among all H-1B employers | #6 |
| Layoffs announced, same months | 4,000 |
| H-1B positions per worker laid off | 3.9 (#1 of 3) |
H-1B positions certified: Cisco Systems, Inc. A certified position is the most the company may fill under that filing, not a hire, and it includes renewals and transfers. Layoffs are company-wide announcements and can include workers outside the U.S.
Layoffs, October 2025 to June 2026
- Up to 4,000 cuts, about 5% of staff, announced May 14, 2026, worldwide. Cisco said they would happen in its fiscal fourth quarter, which runs past June.
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Other top H-1B employers
The Labor Department's top 10 H-1B employers for October 2025 to June 2026. See them side by side.
What this doesn't show
- That any visa worker replaced any laid-off worker. No public data links the two.
- Hires. Certified positions and visas issued are steps before or around hiring, not head counts.
- Immigration status. “Foreign-born” includes naturalized citizens, green card holders and others.