Illinois Layoffs — October 2020
Employers in Illinois logged 68 WARN Act notices in October 2020, involving roughly 4,466 workers — climbing above September and up 293% versus October 2019. The average filing covered 66 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 47 | 2,760 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 412 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 400 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 223 |
| Education | 1 | 167 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 106 |
| Real Estate | 8 | 96 |
| Construction | 1 | 87 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 2,760 workers across 47 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 412 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cook | 57 | 3,715 |
| DuPage | 5 | 414 |
| Saline | 2 | 173 |
| Lake | 3 | 94 |
| Peoria | 1 | 70 |
Cook bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 83% of all affected workers with 3,715 workers across 57 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 27 | 2,068 |
| Northbrook | 2 | 441 |
| Hoffman Estates | 1 | 400 |
| Rosemont | 3 | 351 |
| Naperville | 1 | 189 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 37 | 2,350 |
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises | Chicago | 977 | ||
| Allstate Insurance | Northbrook | 412 | ||
| Transform SR Holding Management | Hoffman Estates | 400 | Layoff | |
| Aramark at Allstate Arena | Rosemont | 192 | Layoff | |
| Nokia | Naperville | 189 | ||
| Bon Appetit Management | Chicago | 167 | Layoff | |
| Aramark at Rosemont Convention Center | Rosemont | 93 | Layoff | |
| Aramark at Morton Arboretum | Lisle | 92 | Layoff | |
| White Stallion Energy, LLC Eagle River Mine | Harrisburg | 87 | Layoff | |
| Eagle River Mine | Harrisburg | 86 | ||
| Fooda | Chicago | 81 | Layoff | |
| 321 RESTAURANT LLC RPM Seafood, RPM Events and Pizzeria Portofino | Chicago | 80 | Layoff | |
| PETTERINO’S LLC Petterino’s and Do-Rite Donuts | Chicago | 80 | Layoff | |
| MV Transportation | Peoria | 70 | ||
| JUST B’CLAWS, INC Shaw’s Crab House | Chicago | 69 | Layoff |
The biggest impact was at Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises at its Chicago facility, reporting 977 affected workers. Allstate Insurance followed with 412 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Illinois labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Illinois. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Illinois WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.