Morrisons Crisis Deepens as Almost 5,000 Jobs Disappear While Supermarket's Debt Soars to £7.5bn

Morrisons cut almost 5,000 jobs last year as the debt-laden supermarket sought to put a lid on soaring losses (Credit: By Ian Rainey, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99429468)

Morrisons' workforce fell by nearly 5,000 jobs in the year to October 2025 as its debt burden climbed to £7.5 billion, newly filed accounts reveal, underlining the pressure on the Bradford-based supermarket as it tries to stem losses.

The company's accounts, filed at Companies House, show that its average monthly workforce fell 5 per cent, from 101,144 to 96,232 employees, in the 12 months to October last year, a reduction of 4,912 jobs. More than 4,200 of those roles were in stores, with further cuts in food manufacturing and distribution.