WARN Act Layoff Statistics & Trends

Comprehensive data on workforce reductions across the United States, updated daily from official WARN Act filings.

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Total Notices

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Employees Affected

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Companies

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Closures

Since 2020, 4,890 WARN notices have been filed, affecting 491.9K employees across 3,663 companies. Of these, 2,118 were permanent facility closures. Explore the data below to understand layoff trends by state, industry, and job role.

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Average Layoff Size

58

Median Layoff Size

56 days

Avg Notice Days

43.3%

Closure Rate

Monday

Peak Filing Day

October

Peak Filing Month

Top States

States with the most WARN notice filings.

  1. 1CA
    1,230
  2. 2MN
    466
  3. 3TX
    329
  4. 4NY
    237
  5. 5IL
    190
  6. 6MD
    186
  7. 7IA
    186
  8. 8FL
    171
  9. 9WA
    165
  10. 10GA
    146

Top Industries

Industries most impacted by layoffs, with year-over-year trends.

  1. 1
    Manufacturing689%
    781
  2. 2
    Healthcare635%
    581
  3. 3
    Retail775%
    534
  4. 4
    Transportation & Logistics600%
    532
  5. 5
    Food & Hospitality743%
    489
  6. 6
    Professional Services637%
    442
  7. 7
    Technology888%
    247
  8. 8
    Finance & Insurance936%
    228
  9. 9
    Other283%
    176
  10. 10
    Education1138%
    161

Seasonal Patterns

Monthly distribution of WARN notice filings throughout the year.

Jan548
Feb535
Mar514
Apr265
May218
Jun244
Jul425
Aug346
Sep318
Oct574
Peak
Nov258
Dec212

Day of Week

Which days companies file WARN notices.

Sun
68
Mon
951Peak
Tue
835
Wed
872
Thu
806
Fri
835
Sat
76

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Year-over-Year

Annual WARN notice volume with year-over-year percentage changes.

2020
16
2021
2-87%
2022
6+200%
2023
31+417%
2024
19-39%
2025
3,383+17705%
2026
1,044-69%

Largest Layoffs

The 10 largest single WARN notice filings by employee count.

#CompanyLocationEmployeesClosure
1David's Bridal, LLCApr 19, 2023Buford, GA9,234No
2Wwl Vehicle Services Americas, Inc.Nov 4, 2025Sparrows Point, MD5,060No
3United States Cellular Corporation (uscc)Mar 26, 2025Omaha, NE4,100No
4US Cellular CorporationMay 22, 2025Chicago, AZ4,100No
5United States Cellular CorporationMar 26, 2025Statewide, MI4,100No
6US Cellular CorporationApr 9, 2025, OR4,100No
7United States Cellular CorporationApr 7, 2025Norcross, GA4,100Yes
8AmazonJan 29, 2026Woodland Hills, CA3,855Yes
9Gebbers Farms, EtalOct 10, 2025Brewster, WA3,465No
10The Mirage Casino-hotelMay 15, 2025Nevada, NV3,350Yes

Repeat Filers

Companies that have filed 3 or more WARN notices.

#CompanyFilingsTotal EmployeesDate Range
1United States Cellular Corporation619,052Mar 2025Jul 2025
2Wells Fargo351,478Mar 2025Mar 2026
3Amazon2712,599Feb 2023Jan 2026
4Sentinel Transportation, LLC25248Mar 2026Mar 2026
5Kaiser Foundation Hospitals2193Jul 2025Oct 2025
6Primo Brands, Inc.2184Jul 2025Mar 2026
7Wescom Financial20145Feb 2026Feb 2026
8Saks & Company LLC151,182Jan 2026Mar 2026
9Nordstrom14422May 2025Dec 2025
10Downtown Streets, Inc.13102Aug 2025Aug 2025
11Oracle America, Inc.121,289Aug 2025Mar 2026
12East Coast Migrant Head Start Project (ecmhsp)12258Oct 2025Oct 2025
13Amentum11603Jan 2025Mar 2026
14University Of Southern California11793Jul 2025Nov 2025
15Railcrew Xpress (rcx)10168Dec 2025Dec 2025

Employee Types

Breakdown of affected employees by employment category.

Union
6,731
Non-Union
1,162
Hourly
3,591
Salaried
524
Full-Time
233
Part-Time
499
Seasonal
4,249

50 notices involved union employees

Most Affected Job Roles

The top job positions impacted by layoffs.

Retail Associate7,823
Production Worker3,737
Software Engineer3,068
Data Scientist2,282
Maintenance Technician2,277
Warehouse Worker2,151
Supervisor1,352
Product Manager1,126
Multiple Positions797
Food Service Worker796
General Labor647
QA Engineer633
Truck Driver632
Cook551
Driver412

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