Monthly WARN Layoff Report — August 2025
Mass-layoff activity across all 50 states, compiled from official WARN Act notices. Published 2026-06-10. Free to cite.
13-Month Trend
Top States
| # | State | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 119 | 7,102 |
| 2 | Washington | 19 | 1,948 |
| 3 | Georgia | 17 | 2,332 |
| 4 | Texas | 17 | 594 |
| 5 | Maryland | 16 | 804 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 15 | 150 |
| 7 | Florida | 13 | 706 |
| 8 | Nevada | 12 | 1,172 |
| 9 | Illinois | 11 | 1,644 |
| 10 | Iowa | 10 | 413 |
Largest Layoffs by Company
| # | Company | Notices | Workers | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Meyer | 4 | 756 | 1 |
| 2 | Natural Foods | 1 | 716 | 1 |
| 3 | International Paper Savannah Mill | 1 | 691 | 1 |
| 4 | FedEx | 2 | 667 | 2 |
| 5 | Capital One | 1 | 607 | 1 |
| 6 | Oracle | 5 | 551 | 2 |
| 7 | SafeSource Direct, L.L.C | 2 | 541 | 1 |
| 8 | SafeSource Direct | 1 | 541 | 1 |
| 9 | IG Design Group Americas | 4 | 541 | 3 |
| 10 | WVU Research | 1 | 507 | 1 |
Hardest-Hit Industries
| # | Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manufacturing | 90 | 9,333 |
| 2 | Transportation and Warehousing | 27 | 2,354 |
| 3 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 33 | 2,348 |
| 4 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 46 | 2,196 |
| 5 | Retail Trade | 21 | 1,783 |
| 6 | Finance and Insurance | 17 | 1,614 |
| 7 | Information | 27 | 1,385 |
| 8 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 7 | 767 |
| 9 | Educational Services | 15 | 665 |
| 10 | Utilities | 7 | 607 |
Corporate Distress Signals
Beyond WARN notices, August 2025 saw 3 SEC 8-K filings disclosing exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05) out of 953 8-K filings tracked, and 51 corporate bankruptcy filings, 44 of which match companies with WARN notices on file. Cross-referenced signals are available on the distress leaderboard.
How to Cite This Report
Free to cite or republish — no permission needed. Suggested citation:
WARN Firehose, “Monthly WARN Layoff Report — August 2025,” https://warnfirehose.com/layoff-report/2025-08
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Methodology
Figures aggregate Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices published by state workforce agencies across all 50 states, normalized into a single dataset and updated daily. “Workers affected” sums employer-reported counts and undercounts true layoff activity: small layoffs don’t trigger WARN, several states publish incomplete data, and some notices omit headcounts. Counts reflect notices by notice date and may shift slightly as states revise filings. SEC figures come from EDGAR 8-K filings; bankruptcy figures from federal court records.
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