Minnesota Layoffs — January 2026, Week 1

Employers in Minnesota logged 67 WARN Act notices in January 2026, Week 1, involving roughly 539 workers. The average filing covered 8 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

67
Notices Filed
539
Workers Affected
8
Avg per Notice
4
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Healthcare2431
Accommodation & Food5756
Mining & Energy145
Retail44
Education22

The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 431 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Accommodation & Food reported 56 workers.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Dependable Home HealthcareSt. Paul4062026-01-03
Hibbing TaconiteHibbing452026-01-01
Central MN Mental HealthWaite Park252026-01-01
House of KirinBrooklyn Park12026-01-01
Nachos Mexican GrillHopkins1Layoff2026-01-01
Los OcampoSt. Paul1Layoff2026-01-01
Bichota CoffeeMinneapolis1Layoff2026-01-01
La Casita Mexican RestaurantCoon Rapids1Layoff2026-01-01
PajaritoSt. Paul1Layoff2026-01-01
Spyhouse CoffeeMinneapolis1Layoff2026-01-01
MacheteWoodbury1Layoff2026-01-01
Hell's KitchenMinneapolis1Layoff2026-01-01
Maya CuisineMinneapolis1Layoff2026-01-01
Bar BravaMinneapolis1Layoff2026-01-01
Pizzeria LolaMinneapolis1Layoff2026-01-01

The biggest impact was at Dependable Home Healthcare at its St. Paul facility, reporting 406 affected workers. Hibbing Taconite followed with 45 workers.

This report covers WARN Act filings in Minnesota for Week 1 of January 2026. View the national Week 1 report or view the full January report for Minnesota.

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