The Post has become a much smaller news organization due to several rounds of layoffs and voluntary acquisitions.

A week after the paper went through a brutal round of layoffs, Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray said in a town hall on Wednesday that about 1,300 employees remain, according to former Washington Post media reporter Jeremy Barr of The Guardian.

In October 2023, the Washington Post reported that “the entire company employs about 2,500 people.”

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The Post’s staff has roughly halved in recent years. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The number of reporters in The Washington Post newsroom has been hit even harder. Murray said there were 400 more people in what he called “the newsroom.” But it is reported that by 2022, the Washington Post newsroom will have 1,000 reporters.

While Murray told employees he didn’t expect more layoffs, he admitted he couldn’t be certain there wouldn’t be any.

The Washington Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Fox News Digital Channel Request to comment.

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Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray held a town hall meeting on Monday following a brutal round of layoffs at the paper. (Robert Mueller/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Last week, Murray broke the much-anticipated news that hundreds of postal workers would be laid off. Several ministries, including the sports, library and metro ministries, as well as their foreign correspondents and photographers, were damaged.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Murray admits “Morale has been a challenge for the Post for some time.”

“The Washington Post has been dealing with different types of issues over the years,” Murray said. “We hope to enter a different period after this painful experience, one of collaboration, growth, innovation and reinvention for the future.”

Washington Post CEO resigns amid backlash over massive layoffs

As part of last week’s layoffs, The Washington Post cut several departments, including its sports department. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)

Washington Post CEO and publisher Will Lewis resigned suddenly on Saturday after two years at the paper, with critics slamming his absence during painful layoffs and anger after he was spotted attending a pre-Super Bowl event in San Francisco.

The Washington Post announced that Jeff D’Onofrio, who joined the paper as chief financial officer in June 2025, will take over as acting CEO and publisher, effective immediately.

The newspaper’s billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, He also faced criticism as critics accused him of being uninterested in preserving the newspaper he purchased more than a decade ago.

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Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.