What are wholesale trade layoffs?

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

How many wholesale trade layoffs have there been?

WARN Firehose has tracked 986 wholesale trade sector WARN notices across all US states.

Which states have the most wholesale trade layoffs?

The states with the most wholesale trade layoffs are: California, Florida, Washington.

What companies in wholesale trade have filed the most WARN notices?

The top companies filing wholesale trade WARN notices include: Legacy Supply Chain, Republic National Distributing, CHS Northwest.

Are wholesale trade layoffs increasing or decreasing?

Wholesale Trade layoffs appear to be decreasing. There have been 42 notices in 2026 so far, compared to 148 in all of 2025.

Wholesale Trade Layoffs

Name: Wholesale Trade WARN Act Layoff Notices
Creator: WARN Firehose
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WARN Act mass layoff and plant closure notices in the wholesale trade sector across all US states, updated daily.

Notices (2026)

4,346

Workers Affected

Del Monte Foods Corporati

Biggest Filing

Canoga Park

Most Affected City

Top States for Wholesale Trade Layoffs

Top states by notices
State	Notices
California	17
Florida	4
Washington	4
New Jersey	3
Wisconsin	2
Missouri	2
Oregon	2
Massachusetts	1
Virginia	1
Minnesota	1
Tennessee	1
Indiana	1
Mississippi	1
Georgia	1
Ohio	1

Latest Wholesale Trade WARN Notices

WARN Act layoff notices
Company	Location	Employees	Notice Date	Type
ACT Lighting	Los Angeles, CA	11	2026-05-15
Christianbook, LLC and Christianbook Fulfillment, LLC (dba Christianbook Entities)	Peabody, MA	50	2026-05-05
Republic National Distributing	Tampa, FL	393	2026-04-22
Republic National Distributing	Deerfield Beach, FL	363	2026-04-22
Republic National Distributing	Jacksonville, FL	169	2026-04-22
Republic National Distributing	Pensacola, FL	121	2026-04-22
Central Garden & Pet5701 Eastport BlvdRichmond, VA 23231	Richmond, VA	94	2026-04-14	Closure
Coastal Seafood	St. Paul, MN	1	2026-04-11
Legacy Supply Chain	Selmer, TN	4	2026-04-10
Del Monte Foods Corporation II	Modesto, CA	25	2026-04-06
Pernod Ricard Kenwood Holding	Santa Rosa, CA	14	2026-03-23
United Natural Foods	Sturtevant, WI	443	2026-03-16	Closure
John I. Haas	Yakima, WA	12	2026-03-13	Layoff
Kem Krest	Carmel, IN	77	2026-03-10
Saks &	St. Louis, MO	65	2026-03-06	Closure
CHS Northwest	, WA	57	2026-03-05	Closure
Del Monte Foods Corporation II	Modesto, CA	21	2026-02-26
CHS Northwest	Various locations in Washington, WA	38	2026-02-19	Layoff
Birdsong Prairie Monroe MS -MS- Peanuts- Partnership 2025-0014 Farm Product Due to	, MS	1	2026-02-13	Layoff
SpartanNash	Chippewa Falls, WI	57	2026-02-10	Closure