U.S. WARN layoff tracker

Employers must file advance notice of many mass layoffs with their state. We combine those filings into one monthly count, often weeks before the layoffs take effect.

32,922

workers in 265 notices filed in Sep 2026, the latest complete month, excluding MN

Workers affected by notices filed each month

CompleteProvisional, still filling in
Nov 2024Oct 2026

Top states

Workers affected, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Monthly data table
MonthWorkersNoticesStatus
Oct 202621,328196Provisional
Sep 202632,922265Complete
Aug 202625,161271Complete
Jul 202621,694218Complete
Jun 202620,832331Complete
May 202632,200261Complete
Apr 202628,749367Complete
Mar 202624,323324Complete
Feb 202627,476341Complete
Jan 202634,870346Complete
Dec 202515,777163Complete
Nov 202526,629220Complete
Oct 202545,568513Complete
Sep 202529,427249Complete
Aug 202519,219255Complete
Jul 202526,439422Complete
Jun 202525,250249Complete
May 202545,959324Complete
Apr 202531,198329Complete
Mar 202526,715267Complete
Feb 202529,857309Complete
Jan 202524,046262Complete
Dec 202416,848174Complete
Nov 202426,078380Complete

Excludes MN, whose source files lack usable filing dates for most notices, so totals understate the national figure. Based on state WARN filings, excluding amendments, dated by notice. Notices arrive with a lag, so months after Sep 2026 are incomplete and should not be read as a decline. Not every layoff requires a WARN notice, and state coverage varies, so this is not a count of all U.S. layoffs. Recent months may be low because no new notices have appeared lately from Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, and North Dakota. Data as of 2026-10-30.