Who is laying off America’s workers?
The public WARN Act record — every mass layoff and plant closing, by employer, state, and industry.
Aggregates 4,879 WARN Act notices from 18 U.S. states into a searchable database tracking 4,029 employers and 936,468 laid-off workers.
936K
Workers Affected
4,879
WARN Notices
4,029
Employers Tracked
18
States with Filings
The national picture
Across the 18 states that publish WARN filings, 936,468 workers have been put on notice in 4,879 filings — concentrated heavily in Texas, which alone accounts for 29% of every worker tracked.
- 936,468
- workers on WARN notice
- 4,879
- WARN filings tracked
- 4,029
- employers filing
- Texas
- #1 state — 29% of all workers tracked
WARN notices are the earliest public signal of a mass layoff — filed with state agencies 60 days before workers are let go.
Workers Affected by Month
Recent WARN Notices
View all →Bellevue, WA · Other Services
82
workers
Mar 24, 2026
Cashmere, WA · Other Services
143
workers
Mar 20, 2026
Wenatchee, WA · Other Services
82
workers
Mar 17, 2026
Costa Mesa, CA · Administrative & Support Services
5
workers
Mar 17, 2026
Loveridge Road Pittsburg, CA · Professional & Technical Services
3
workers
Mar 17, 2026
Monroe Avenue Murrieta, CA · Educational Services
74
workers
Mar 16, 2026
Yakima, WA · Other Services
12
workers
Mar 13, 2026
Bechelli Lane Redding, CA · Finance & Insurance
2
workers
Mar 13, 2026
Reynolds Ranch Parkway Lodi, CA · Finance & Insurance
17
workers
Mar 13, 2026
San Diego, CA · Finance & Insurance
3
workers
Mar 13, 2026
Zinfandel Drive Rancho Cordova, CA · Finance & Insurance
6
workers
Mar 13, 2026
Canoga Avenue Woodland Hills, CA · Finance & Insurance
8
workers
Mar 13, 2026
Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA · Finance & Insurance
14
workers
Mar 13, 2026
Building B El Dorado Hills, CA · Finance & Insurance
7
workers
Mar 13, 2026
Building C El Dorado Hills, CA · Finance & Insurance
5
workers
Mar 13, 2026
Workers Affected by Year — WARN Act Filings
Annual rollup from every WARN notice in the PlainLayoffs database
States with the most workers on WARN notice
All states →| # | State | Workers | Notices | Avg / notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 273,933 | 2,325 | 118 |
| 2 | Washington | 230,935 | 1,017 | 227 |
| 3 | California | 197,418 | 1,136 | 174 |
| 4 | Oregon | 63,082 | 361 | 175 |
| 5 | Illinois | 58,300 | 5 | 11,660 |
| 6 | New York | 48,400 | 18 | 2,689 |
| 7 | Georgia | 17,000 | 1 | 17,000 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 14,000 | 1 | 14,000 |
| 9 | Michigan | 9,000 | 3 | 3,000 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 6,100 | 2 | 3,050 |
| 11 | Arizona | 4,500 | 2 | 2,250 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 3,400 | 2 | 1,700 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the WARN Act?
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60 days advance notice before plant closings or mass layoffs affecting 50+ workers. Many states have their own "mini-WARN" laws with lower thresholds.
Where does this data come from?
PlainLayoffs aggregates data from state WARN Act reporting systems (including CA EDD), publicly documented WARN filings, and DOL reporting. All data represents official employer notifications to government agencies.
How do I find my employer's layoff history?
Use the search bar above or browse employers directly. Each employer page shows their complete WARN notice history, total workers affected, and geographic footprint of layoffs.
Are all states covered?
Coverage is deepest for the states that publish detailed WARN registries — California (EDD), Texas (TWC), Washington (ESD) and Oregon — which account for most filings on record. Additional states appear where major layoff events are documented. Some state agencies publish little or no machine-readable WARN data, so the database reflects the states with filings on record rather than a complete national census.
WARN Act & Layoff Guides
Plain-language explanations of WARN Act rights, layoff trends, and how to research employer stability.
Understanding the WARN Act
What the federal WARN Act requires and what workers are entitled to during mass layoffs.
Navigating a Mass Layoff
Step-by-step actions workers should take when facing a WARN-covered layoff.
Research Employer Stability
Using WARN Act data to assess an employer's layoff history before accepting a job.
Methodology & Source Guides
How we read federal and state WARN Act notices — what the records actually contain, how to interpret notice volume vs. workers affected, and the structural shifts driving 2025-2026 layoff patterns. See all guides.
Understanding the WARN Act
What the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires, who must file, and the difference between “notices filed” and “workers affected” on every record in our database.
Guide · State lawsState Mini-WARN Laws
California EDD, Texas TWC and Washington ESD each maintain their own WARN registries with different thresholds and reporting cadences. How to interpret the differences without comparing apples to oranges.
Guide · ResearchResearching Employer Stability
How to use WARN history alongside SEC filings, news coverage and industry context to assess an employer’s exposure to mass layoffs — without over-reading a single notice.
| Publisher | PlainLayoffs |
| Sources | Public state WARN-Act layoff registries |