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Comcast to lay off 753 employees in Philadelphia and New Jersey in restructuring bid to boost flagging revenues

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Comcast plans to hire more than 1,100 people for new positions as part of its restructuring plan.

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Article excerpt

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Comcast will lay off 634 workers in Philadelphia and 119 in New Jersey as the telecom giant restructures its cable, broadband and wireless businesses and tries to reverse a trend of flat or declining revenues. Layoffs at its Arch Street and JFK Boulevard office buildings in Center City will go into effect at the end of year, according to a notice filed with the state Thursday. However, people have been posting messages online saying that Philadelphia-area employees have already been receiving layoff notices. Layoffs across Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean and Union counties will go into effect in January, according to a notice filed in New Jersey. Executives have said they are simplifying the company’s structure, reducing layers of workers and expanding use of artificial intelligence agents to handle customer service. Comcast has about 15,000 workers in the region and 180,000 worldwide. “We’ve embarked on the most significant operating and cost transformation in our company’s history, with an opportunity we believe will ultimately amount to billions of dollars over time,” President and co-CEO Michael Cavanaugh said on an earnings call last Thursday. Burlington’s headquarters move to Philadelphia puts spotlight on New...

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In a notice to the state and city, the company said it will hire more than 1,100 people for new positions as part of the restructuring, including more than 500 in Philadelphia.

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Event
Headcount growth

What this signalsFast hiring often means budgets are growing.

Headcount
1,100
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Numbers

Headcount named in the story
1,100

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Oct 30, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
increases_headcount_by

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  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

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