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WARN Act Layoff Analysis

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 analysis from January 2026, monthly archives back to 1996.

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This Month

190

Notices

13,566

Workers

48 notices · 3,848

58 notices · 2,923

84 notices · 6,795

Recent Reports

267 notices · 27,161 workers

378 notices · 38,915 workers

Wk 1: 20,550 ▲

January 2026 SPIKE

516 notices · 47,671 workers

Wk 4: 22,888 ▲

Featured Articles

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Monthly Archive

2025 4,930 notices · 473,327 workers

2024 4,631 notices · 394,127 workers

2023 4,651 notices · 425,997 workers

2022 2,621 notices · 234,410 workers

2021 2,124 notices · 213,228 workers

2020 18,049 notices · 3,011,425 workers

2019 3,605 notices · 339,379 workers

2018 3,267 notices · 329,332 workers

2017 2,979 notices · 278,652 workers

2016 3,106 notices · 316,059 workers

2015 3,155 notices · 359,529 workers

2014 2,761 notices · 294,724 workers

2013 2,669 notices · 280,689 workers

2012 2,954 notices · 281,536 workers

2011 2,580 notices · 238,715 workers

2010 2,540 notices · 241,060 workers

2009 4,386 notices · 414,485 workers

2008 2,000 notices · 284,224 workers

2007 1,468 notices · 178,717 workers

2006 1,194 notices · 158,531 workers

2005 1,113 notices · 139,953 workers

2004 1,179 notices · 159,224 workers

2003 1,218 notices · 170,339 workers

2002 1,437 notices · 184,346 workers

2001 1,603 notices · 255,234 workers

2000 614 notices · 96,397 workers

1999 534 notices · 71,893 workers

1998 294 notices · 49,274 workers

1997 106 notices · 18,287 workers

1996 39 notices · 9,813 workers

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