What are wholesale trade layoffs?

These are mass layoff and plant closure notices filed under the federal WARN Act by employers in the wholesale trade sector. The WARN Act requires employers with 100+ employees to give 60 days' advance notice.

How many wholesale trade layoffs have there been?

WARN Firehose has tracked 1,071 wholesale trade sector WARN notices across all US states.

Which states have the most wholesale trade layoffs?

The states with the most wholesale trade layoffs are: California, Illinois, Washington.

What companies in wholesale trade have filed the most WARN notices?

The top companies filing wholesale trade WARN notices include: Legacy Supply Chain, Republic National Distributing, Essendant.

Are wholesale trade layoffs increasing or decreasing?

Wholesale Trade layoffs appear to be decreasing. There have been 71 notices in 2026 so far, compared to 159 in all of 2025.

Wholesale Trade Layoffs

Name: Wholesale Trade WARN Act Layoff Notices
Creator: WARN Firehose
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WARN Act mass layoff and plant closure notices in the wholesale trade sector across all US states, updated daily.

Data updated 2026-09-02

Notices (2026)

12,377

Workers Affected

C&S Wholesale Services

Biggest Filing

Canoga Park

Most Affected City

Top States for Wholesale Trade Layoffs

Top states by notices
State	Notices
California	24
Illinois	9
Washington	5
Maryland	4
Florida	4
New Jersey	4
Minnesota	3
Texas	2
Wisconsin	2
Missouri	2
Oregon	2
Massachusetts	1
Virginia	1
Tennessee	1
Indiana	1

Latest Wholesale Trade WARN Notices

WARN Act layoff notices
Company	Location	Employees	Notice Date	Type
Fulton Troika	Chicago, IL	109	2026-09-02	Closure
BFG Supply	Ontario, CA	37	2026-08-24
BFG Supply	Danville, IL	35	2026-08-24	Closure
BFG Supply	West Sacramento, CA	2	2026-08-24
Borton & Sons	Yakima, WA	928	2026-08-21	Layoff
TV Hardware Distribution	Chicago, IL	116	2026-08-10	Closure
Essendant	Irving, TX	136	2026-08-04
Essendant	Lincolnshire, IL	510	2026-08-03	Closure
Essendant	Carol Stream, IL	134	2026-08-03	Closure
Essendant	Whittier, CA	99	2026-08-03
Essendant	Whittier, CA	4	2026-08-03
D & H Distributing	Bolingbrook, IL	68	2026-07-06	Closure
Athwal FDS	Ontario, CA	35	2026-06-30
CHS	Kasson, MN	1	2026-06-30
Republic National Distributing	Niles, IL	180	2026-06-18	Closure
Republic National Distributing	Romeoville, IL	100	2026-06-18	Closure
Bauer Brothers Salvage Yard	Minneapolis, MN	1	2026-05-22
ACT Lighting	Los Angeles, CA	11	2026-05-15
Christianbook, LLC and Christianbook Fulfillment, LLC (dba Christianbook Entities)	Peabody, MA	50	2026-05-05
FreshRealm	Avanzado San Clemente, CA	228	2026-04-27