Monthly WARN Layoff Report — July 2026
Mass-layoff activity across all 50 states, compiled from official WARN Act notices. Published 2026-09-01. Free to cite.
13-Month Trend
Top States
| # | State | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 85 | 4,752 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 19 | 1,318 |
| 3 | Texas | 13 | 1,121 |
| 4 | Colorado | 10 | 723 |
| 5 | Florida | 10 | 1,298 |
| 6 | Washington | 10 | 1,321 |
| 7 | Iowa | 9 | 426 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 8 | 295 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 7 | 1,064 |
| 10 | Missouri | 7 | 797 |
Largest Layoffs by Company
| # | Company | Notices | Workers | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPS | 1 | 5,700 | 1 |
| 2 | Community Healthlink | 3 | 701 | 1 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 1 | 605 | 1 |
| 4 | Amazon | 2 | 551 | 2 |
| 5 | Visa | 2 | 390 | 2 |
| 6 | JPMorgan Chase | 3 | 348 | 1 |
| 7 | Nature's Bakery | 1 | 345 | 1 |
| 8 | Corporation East | 2 | 325 | 1 |
| 9 | Carlex | 1 | 325 | 1 |
| 10 | A Metropolis | 4 | 313 | 1 |
Hardest-Hit Industries
| # | Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transportation and Warehousing | 23 | 1,895 |
| 2 | Manufacturing | 20 | 1,809 |
| 3 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 12 | 1,669 |
| 4 | Accommodation and Food Services | 12 | 1,059 |
| 5 | Information | 15 | 895 |
| 6 | Educational Services | 3 | 535 |
| 7 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 470 |
| 8 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 3 | 429 |
| 9 | Commercial Bakeries | 1 | 345 |
| 10 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 5 | 339 |
Corporate Distress Signals
Beyond WARN notices, July 2026 saw 7 SEC 8-K filings disclosing exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05) out of 833 8-K filings tracked, and 558 corporate bankruptcy filings, 34 of which match companies with WARN notices on file. Cross-referenced signals are available on the risk signals page.
How to Cite This Report
Free to cite or republish — no permission needed. Suggested citation:
WARN Firehose, “Monthly WARN Layoff Report — July 2026,” https://warnfirehose.com/layoff-report/2026-07
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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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