What are finance & insurance layoffs?

These are mass layoff and plant closure notices filed under the federal WARN Act by employers in the finance & insurance sector. The WARN Act requires employers with 100+ employees to give 60 days' advance notice.

How many finance & insurance layoffs have there been?

WARN Firehose has tracked 2,089 finance & insurance sector WARN notices across all US states.

Which states have the most finance & insurance layoffs?

The states with the most finance & insurance layoffs are: California, New Jersey, Iowa.

What companies in finance & insurance have filed the most WARN notices?

The top companies filing finance & insurance WARN notices include: Wells Fargo, Blue Shield of California, SMBC Manubank.

Are finance & insurance layoffs increasing or decreasing?

Finance & Insurance layoffs appear to be decreasing. There have been 93 notices in 2026 so far, compared to 186 in all of 2025.

Finance & Insurance Layoffs

Name: Finance & Insurance WARN Act Layoff Notices
Creator: WARN Firehose
License: https://warnfirehose.com/terms

WARN Act mass layoff and plant closure notices in the finance & insurance sector across all US states, updated daily.

Notices (2026)

5,071

Workers Affected

PNC Bank

Biggest Filing

Oakland

Most Affected City

Top States for Finance & Insurance Layoffs

Top states by notices
State	Notices
California	37
New Jersey	14
Iowa	6
Illinois	6
Florida	4
North Carolina	4
Colorado	2
South Carolina	2
Connecticut	2
Maryland	2
Ohio	2
Montana	1
Texas	1
Georgia	1
Wisconsin	1

Latest Finance & Insurance WARN Notices

WARN Act layoff notices
Company	Location	Employees	Notice Date	Type
PNC Bank	, CO	777	2026-04-17
Block by Block	San Francisco, CA	47	2026-04-14
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines, IA	25	2026-04-14	Layoff
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines, IA	62	2026-03-31	Layoff
Wells Fargo	, MT	77	2026-03-30
JPMorgan Chase	San Francisco, CA	53	2026-03-23
City National Bank (555 S. Flower Street)	Los Angeles, CA	9	2026-03-20
City National Bank (350 S. Grand Ave.)	Los Angeles, CA	3	2026-03-20
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	17	2026-03-13
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	14	2026-03-13
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	8	2026-03-13
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	7	2026-03-13
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	6	2026-03-13
Blue Shield of California (Building C)	El Dorado Hills, CA	5	2026-03-13
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	3	2026-03-13
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	2	2026-03-13
SMBC MANUBANK (JeniusBank)	Charleston, SC	1	2026-03-10	Layoff
Wells Fargo	Rosemont, IL	54	2026-03-06
Wells Fargo	Rosemont, IL	53	2026-03-03
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines, IA	7	2026-03-03	Layoff