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WARN Act Layoff Analysis

In-depth weekly analysis of WARN Act layoff filings across the United States — investigative journalism powered by AI, with state-by-state breakdowns, industry analysis, and trend charts. Weekly analysis from January 2026, monthly archives back to 1996.

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This Month
March 2026
166
Notices
12,051
Workers
Week 3
35 notices · 3,462
Week 2
54 notices · 1,993
Week 1
77 notices · 6,596

Recent Reports

February 2026
371 notices · 34,204 workers
Wk 4: 5,262
Wk 3: 6,625
Wk 2: 6,268
Wk 1: 16,049 ▲
January 2026 SPIKE
515 notices · 47,462 workers
Wk 4: 22,888 ▲
Wk 3: 6,699
Wk 2: 7,897
Wk 1: 9,978

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Monthly Archive

2025 4,922 notices · 472,199 workers
Dec
20,043
Nov
35,467
Oct ▲
57,403
Sep
40,892
Aug
27,902
Jul ▲
43,599
Jun
33,458
May ▲
60,441
Apr ▲
42,510
Mar
39,946
Feb
40,572
Jan
29,966
2024 4,621 notices · 391,109 workers
Dec
29,210
Nov
35,022
Oct
31,431
Sep
27,821
Aug
24,654
Jul
22,964
Jun
27,329
May ▲
50,554
Apr
37,103
Mar
28,565
Feb
32,694
Jan ▲
43,762
2023 4,648 notices · 424,992 workers
Dec
28,461
Nov
30,687
Oct
33,266
Sep
23,851
Aug
40,059
Jul ▲
52,174
Jun
29,586
May
29,340
Apr ▲
41,332
Mar
34,048
Feb
29,296
Jan ▲
52,892
2022 2,621 notices · 234,410 workers
Dec
27,526
Nov
25,622
Oct
29,017
Sep
20,983
Aug
20,625
Jul
19,884
Jun
18,329
May
15,018
Apr
17,227
Mar
16,184
Feb
8,269
Jan
15,726
2021 2,127 notices · 213,837 workers
Dec
17,706
Nov
13,588
Oct
15,136
Sep
12,067
Aug
15,931
Jul
16,559
Jun
16,241
May
14,948
Apr
18,925
Mar
19,808
Feb
24,919
Jan
28,009
2020 18,052 notices · 3,011,588 workers
Dec ▲
42,465
Nov ▲
41,450
Oct ▲
74,031
Sep ▲
83,693
Aug ▲
81,230
Jul ▲
141,891
Jun ▲
134,527
May ▲
160,703
Apr ▲
1,013,571
Mar ▲
1,151,612
Feb
40,467
Jan ▲
45,948
2019 3,605 notices · 339,379 workers
Dec
21,219
Nov
26,924
Oct
38,305
Sep
25,175
Aug
21,159
Jul
24,018
Jun
25,023
May
27,773
Apr
30,581
Mar
34,603
Feb
33,373
Jan
31,226
2018 3,267 notices · 329,332 workers
Dec
24,864
Nov
24,081
Oct
30,852
Sep
19,782
Aug
23,879
Jul
24,169
Jun
27,364
May
29,930
Apr
31,277
Mar
29,339
Feb
21,591
Jan ▲
42,204
2017 2,979 notices · 278,652 workers
Dec
17,539
Nov
25,296
Oct
25,697
Sep
19,368
Aug
26,202
Jul
21,319
Jun
21,195
May
28,170
Apr
19,421
Mar
26,174
Feb
24,145
Jan
24,126
2016 3,107 notices · 316,133 workers
Dec
21,941
Nov
24,942
Oct
23,435
Sep
17,060
Aug
25,482
Jul
19,665
Jun
27,741
May
26,955
Apr
30,723
Mar
25,068
Feb
30,366
Jan ▲
42,755
2015 3,155 notices · 359,529 workers
Dec
27,744
Nov
21,417
Oct
32,545
Sep
26,383
Aug ▲
47,951
Jul
32,767
Jun
20,231
May
23,319
Apr
38,268
Mar
30,330
Feb
27,366
Jan
31,208
2014 2,761 notices · 294,724 workers
Dec
18,442
Nov
16,624
Oct
33,164
Sep
21,440
Aug
18,363
Jul
26,534
Jun
27,806
May
29,199
Apr
27,394
Mar
27,500
Feb
24,810
Jan
23,448
2013 2,669 notices · 280,689 workers
Dec
22,140
Nov
21,571
Oct
25,592
Sep
26,034
Aug
23,653
Jul
19,283
Jun
21,720
May
21,213
Apr
29,193
Mar
27,797
Feb
16,748
Jan
25,745
2012 2,954 notices · 281,536 workers
Dec
19,282
Nov
23,774
Oct
17,944
Sep
25,872
Aug
17,821
Jul
20,245
Jun
27,489
May
37,649
Apr
23,278
Mar
24,829
Feb
19,507
Jan
23,846
2011 2,581 notices · 238,938 workers
Dec
19,290
Nov
21,886
Oct
19,226
Sep
18,638
Aug
17,974
Jul
18,548
Jun
18,126
May
22,938
Apr
21,032
Mar
20,235
Feb
21,138
Jan
19,907
2010 2,541 notices · 241,063 workers
Dec
22,218
Nov
17,551
Oct
22,308
Sep
12,139
Aug
23,208
Jul
22,850
Jun
15,802
May
17,668
Apr
25,473
Mar
21,371
Feb
18,867
Jan
21,608
2009 4,386 notices · 414,485 workers
Dec
18,164
Nov
25,560
Oct
23,102
Sep
16,352
Aug
26,700
Jul
24,132
Jun
36,458
May ▲
48,392
Apr
32,111
Mar ▲
51,649
Feb ▲
53,303
Jan ▲
58,562
2008 2,000 notices · 284,224 workers
Dec
33,553
Nov
39,031
Oct
34,195
Sep
19,851
Aug
17,182
Jul
30,356
Jun
21,555
May
14,051
Apr
22,165
Mar
17,742
Feb
14,355
Jan
20,188
2007 1,468 notices · 178,717 workers
Dec
13,394
Nov
16,497
Oct
18,938
Sep
14,688
Aug
13,753
Jul
13,093
Jun
14,362
May
11,347
Apr
18,385
Mar
17,771
Feb
11,532
Jan
14,957
2006 1,194 notices · 158,531 workers
Dec
10,264
Nov
10,132
Oct
16,278
Sep
15,715
Aug
12,407
Jul
10,469
Jun
8,703
May
15,584
Apr
14,740
Mar
13,024
Feb
10,012
Jan
21,203
2005 1,113 notices · 139,953 workers
Dec
8,452
Nov
14,356
Oct
10,233
Sep
8,505
Aug
12,875
Jul
11,625
Jun
9,290
May
8,813
Apr
9,837
Mar
22,945
Feb
13,077
Jan
9,945
2004 1,180 notices · 159,225 workers
Dec
11,464
Nov
10,918
Oct
10,395
Sep
11,785
Aug
13,228
Jul
18,147
Jun
13,258
May
7,436
Apr
18,153
Mar
16,825
Feb
11,811
Jan
15,805
2003 1,222 notices · 170,348 workers
Dec
7,386
Nov
20,467
Oct
10,380
Sep
15,333
Aug
9,397
Jul
15,174
Jun
9,180
May
10,599
Apr
12,315
Mar
18,078
Feb
12,901
Jan
29,138
2002 1,438 notices · 184,373 workers
Dec
14,946
Nov
10,758
Oct
19,544
Sep
10,425
Aug
18,457
Jul
12,772
Jun
7,885
May
16,725
Apr
17,674
Mar
19,741
Feb
17,310
Jan
18,136
2001 1,603 notices · 255,234 workers
Dec
15,347
Nov
28,874
Oct
23,517
Sep
29,812
Aug
16,001
Jul
23,290
Jun
17,609
May
18,156
Apr
21,704
Mar
18,021
Feb
15,750
Jan
27,153
2000 614 notices · 96,397 workers
Dec
7,140
Nov
7,489
Oct
9,426
Sep
5,674
Aug
7,778
Jul
7,101
Jun
5,694
May
7,122
Apr
5,363
Mar
9,269
Feb
13,944
Jan
10,397
1999 534 notices · 71,893 workers
Dec
3,323
Nov
2,826
Oct
6,956
Sep
7,159
Aug
4,698
Jul
4,633
Jun
7,522
May
6,880
Apr
4,983
Mar
8,156
Feb
7,598
Jan
7,159
1998 294 notices · 49,274 workers
Dec
2,795
Nov
9,624
Oct
4,530
Sep
2,401
Aug
3,610
Jul
3,083
Jun
5,380
May
3,773
Apr
902
Mar
4,751
Feb
5,937
Jan
2,488
1997 106 notices · 18,287 workers
Dec
1,373
Nov
1,267
Oct
2,193
Sep
494
Aug
2,840
Jul
1,064
Jun
3,423
May
1,032
Apr
1,146
Mar
552
Feb
1,404
Jan
1,499
1996 39 notices · 9,813 workers
Dec
917
Nov
1,472
Oct
4,754
Sep
824
Aug
1,506
Jul
320
Jun
20

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