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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 reports from January 2026, monthly archives back to 1996.

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Data Reports

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December 2026
5
Notices
766
Workers
Week 1
5 notices · 766

Recent Reports

November 2026
4 notices · 1,528 workers
Wk 1: 1,528 ▲
October 2026
13 notices · 1,673 workers
Wk 1: 1,673 ▲
September 2026
1 notices · 60 workers
Wk 1: 60
June 2026
1 notices · 51 workers
Wk 1: 51
May 2026
6 notices · 970 workers
Wk 3: 107
Wk 2: 58
Wk 1: 805
April 2026
13 notices · 3,288 workers
Wk 4: 2,208 ▲
Wk 2: 790
Wk 1: 290
March 2026
17 notices · 1,328 workers
Wk 4: 687
Wk 3: 159
Wk 2: 252
Wk 1: 230
February 2026
308 notices · 26,861 workers
Wk 4: 701
Wk 3: 2,024 ▲
Wk 2: 5,275 ▲
Wk 1: 18,861 ▲
January 2026 SPIKE
950 notices · 82,732 workers
Wk 4: 42,263 ▲
Wk 3: 15,333 ▲
Wk 2: 11,356 ▲
Wk 1: 13,780 ▲

Monthly Archive

2025 8,756 notices · 804,167 workers
Dec ▲
38,630
Nov ▲
80,001
Oct ▲
85,266
Sep ▲
55,255
Aug ▲
43,087
Jul ▲
67,803
Jun ▲
77,596
May ▲
104,923
Apr ▲
87,278
Mar ▲
78,955
Feb ▲
47,675
Jan ▲
37,698
2024 7,747 notices · 760,048 workers
Dec ▲
43,327
Nov ▲
57,234
Oct ▲
49,226
Sep ▲
59,404
Aug ▲
56,909
Jul ▲
61,610
Jun ▲
67,654
May ▲
79,148
Apr ▲
90,047
Mar ▲
55,496
Feb ▲
53,638
Jan ▲
86,355
2023 8,201 notices · 869,745 workers
Dec ▲
60,367
Nov ▲
69,965
Oct ▲
77,731
Sep ▲
60,808
Aug ▲
100,734
Jul ▲
109,178
Jun ▲
54,451
May ▲
67,923
Apr ▲
73,532
Mar ▲
63,110
Feb ▲
54,032
Jan ▲
77,914
2022 4,613 notices · 515,205 workers
Dec ▲
69,177
Nov ▲
51,840
Oct ▲
59,679
Sep ▲
53,763
Aug ▲
39,366
Jul ▲
37,034
Jun ▲
42,322
May ▲
37,808
Apr ▲
43,406
Mar ▲
38,437
Feb
14,100
Jan
28,273
2021 4,287 notices · 490,961 workers
Dec ▲
38,075
Nov
34,236
Oct
33,827
Sep
20,528
Aug
25,877
Jul ▲
51,527
Jun
26,170
May ▲
37,092
Apr ▲
54,789
Mar ▲
55,671
Feb ▲
65,861
Jan ▲
47,308
2020 29,392 notices · 3,961,109 workers
Dec ▲
95,117
Nov ▲
105,371
Oct ▲
161,504
Sep ▲
213,793
Aug ▲
204,139
Jul ▲
373,012
Jun ▲
286,259
May ▲
462,946
Apr ▲
1,426,030
Mar ▲
545,797
Feb ▲
39,433
Jan ▲
47,708
2019 6,748 notices · 464,543 workers
Dec ▲
36,065
Nov ▲
43,150
Oct ▲
53,115
Sep ▲
38,150
Aug
32,662
Jul
33,068
Jun ▲
36,698
May ▲
37,515
Apr ▲
39,234
Mar ▲
41,746
Feb ▲
36,762
Jan ▲
36,378
2018 5,867 notices · 450,342 workers
Dec ▲
37,085
Nov
35,125
Oct ▲
47,675
Sep
28,597
Aug
30,772
Jul
34,432
Jun ▲
40,330
May ▲
37,303
Apr ▲
42,830
Mar
35,428
Feb
28,327
Jan ▲
52,438
2017 5,300 notices · 416,935 workers
Dec
27,240
Nov ▲
38,583
Oct ▲
38,063
Sep
28,987
Aug ▲
40,284
Jul
31,454
Jun
33,395
May ▲
42,200
Apr
29,134
Mar ▲
37,590
Feb
34,020
Jan ▲
35,985
2016 5,543 notices · 491,698 workers
Dec ▲
39,382
Nov ▲
42,293
Oct ▲
42,587
Sep
26,899
Aug ▲
37,055
Jul
32,485
Jun ▲
43,863
May ▲
46,879
Apr ▲
45,475
Mar ▲
35,718
Feb ▲
43,060
Jan ▲
56,002
2015 5,457 notices · 533,283 workers
Dec ▲
50,071
Nov ▲
40,285
Oct ▲
52,100
Sep ▲
43,746
Aug ▲
63,601
Jul ▲
53,295
Jun
32,513
May
33,338
Apr ▲
48,373
Mar ▲
38,480
Feb ▲
36,136
Jan ▲
41,345
2014 3,208 notices · 334,410 workers
Dec
23,514
Nov
19,901
Oct ▲
39,516
Sep
26,342
Aug
22,440
Jul
34,943
Jun
28,842
May
29,505
Apr
28,673
Mar
28,131
Feb
27,994
Jan
24,609
2013 2,880 notices · 292,798 workers
Dec
22,629
Nov
23,832
Oct
28,938
Sep
25,424
Aug
24,598
Jul
20,232
Jun
22,515
May
22,586
Apr
30,568
Mar
28,461
Feb
17,060
Jan
25,955
2012 3,165 notices · 295,711 workers
Dec
19,428
Nov
23,628
Oct
19,352
Sep
29,168
Aug
18,837
Jul
21,861
Jun
29,418
May ▲
39,207
Apr
25,136
Mar
25,522
Feb
21,341
Jan
22,813
2011 2,772 notices · 249,354 workers
Dec
20,331
Nov
22,269
Oct
20,781
Sep
18,938
Aug
19,397
Jul
19,058
Jun
18,554
May
24,290
Apr
22,132
Mar
20,608
Feb
22,538
Jan
20,458
2010 2,738 notices · 251,795 workers
Dec
22,933
Nov
19,350
Oct
24,581
Sep
12,571
Aug
23,751
Jul
22,884
Jun
17,259
May
19,032
Apr
29,235
Mar
20,603
Feb
17,090
Jan
22,506
2009 4,768 notices · 436,918 workers
Dec
18,705
Nov
25,964
Oct
24,343
Sep
17,130
Aug
28,869
Jul
27,678
Jun ▲
37,780
May ▲
50,992
Apr
34,306
Mar ▲
55,357
Feb ▲
56,917
Jan ▲
58,877
2008 2,179 notices · 296,654 workers
Dec
35,096
Nov ▲
41,010
Oct ▲
37,276
Sep
19,842
Aug
17,860
Jul
32,160
Jun
22,216
May
16,019
Apr
22,446
Mar
18,251
Feb
13,994
Jan
20,484
2007 1,536 notices · 181,242 workers
Dec
13,693
Nov
16,965
Oct
19,190
Sep
15,143
Aug
13,689
Jul
13,513
Jun
14,687
May
13,218
Apr
17,524
Mar
16,769
Feb
11,897
Jan
14,954
2006 1,332 notices · 166,825 workers
Dec
11,686
Nov
10,557
Oct
16,738
Sep
17,294
Aug
12,077
Jul
10,999
Jun
8,956
May
15,151
Apr
16,041
Mar
13,082
Feb
10,437
Jan
23,807
2005 1,252 notices · 143,408 workers
Dec
8,749
Nov
14,845
Oct
10,278
Sep
8,575
Aug
12,752
Jul
11,884
Jun
9,558
May
9,706
Apr
9,966
Mar
23,182
Feb
12,538
Jan
11,375
2004 1,320 notices · 168,551 workers
Dec
10,678
Nov
11,326
Oct
10,841
Sep
11,975
Aug
13,908
Jul
21,241
Jun
12,437
May
8,402
Apr
19,791
Mar
17,794
Feb
12,510
Jan
17,648
2003 1,401 notices · 177,657 workers
Dec
8,639
Nov
20,716
Oct
10,774
Sep
15,331
Aug
9,989
Jul
17,044
Jun
9,635
May
10,856
Apr
12,260
Mar
18,509
Feb
12,567
Jan
31,337
2002 1,583 notices · 190,022 workers
Dec
15,298
Nov
11,105
Oct
19,662
Sep
10,594
Aug
18,419
Jul
13,636
Jun
7,942
May
17,534
Apr
19,687
Mar
18,951
Feb
18,707
Jan
18,487
2001 1,775 notices · 271,666 workers
Dec
17,488
Nov
30,434
Oct
25,168
Sep
31,622
Aug
15,115
Jul
25,093
Jun
16,367
May
21,233
Apr
24,245
Mar
18,948
Feb
19,001
Jan
26,952
2000 690 notices · 103,790 workers
Dec
7,813
Nov
7,561
Oct
9,142
Sep
6,746
Aug
8,635
Jul
7,411
Jun
5,906
May
7,753
Apr
6,398
Mar
10,036
Feb
15,197
Jan
11,192
1999 630 notices · 79,610 workers
Dec
4,274
Nov
3,482
Oct
7,428
Sep
8,298
Aug
5,309
Jul
4,916
Jun
7,810
May
7,558
Apr
5,324
Mar
9,402
Feb
8,600
Jan
7,209
1998 319 notices · 50,718 workers
Dec
3,512
Nov
11,052
Oct
4,791
Sep
2,240
Aug
3,051
Jul
3,071
Jun
5,541
May
3,703
Apr
902
Mar
4,836
Feb
6,534
Jan
1,485
1997 104 notices · 17,997 workers
Dec
1,083
Nov
1,327
Oct
2,133
Sep
494
Aug
2,840
Jul
1,064
Jun
3,423
May
1,032
Apr
1,392
Mar
306
Feb
1,404
Jan
1,499
1996 39 notices · 9,813 workers
Dec
1,017
Nov
1,372
Oct
4,754
Sep
824
Aug
1,506
Jul
340

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