Money T-Mobile to lay off 5,000 people nationwide, after Sprint merger promised more jobs August 25, 2023 Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY Comments Off on T-Mobile to lay off 5,000 people nationwide, after Sprint merger promised more jobs T-Mobile's CEO revealed the layoffs in an email to employees on Thursday. Cuts are primarily corporate, back-office and tech roles.