73,974 workers were affected by WARN Act layoffs in 2026
According to WARN Act filings submitted to state workforce agencies, 2026 recorded 809 WARN notices affecting 73,974 workers, averaging 91 workers per notice. 2026 is the most recent year in this dataset and may not yet be complete.
The single largest filer in 2026, Amazon, accounts for 13% of workers named in that year's recorded WARN filings.
Monthly Workers Affected - 2026
2026 filing desk
The five largest recorded WARN filings in each month, ordered by workers affected. This is a guide to the source-backed employer records, not a complete list of all filings.
Jan 2026 226 recorded notices · 21,698 workers
- 5 Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia Salem, VA · filed 2026-01-16 533workers
- 2 Tyson Foods, Inc (Amarillo B-Shift Operations) Updated Amarillo, TX · filed 2026-01-20 1,761workers
- 4 Amazon Fairfax, Franconia, Lorton, Alexandria & Falls church, VA · filed 2026-01-28 691workers
- 1 Amazon WA · filed 2026-01-30 2,198workers
- 3 Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc - Modesto Yosemite Boulevard Modesto, CA · filed 2026-01-30 765workers
Feb 2026 190 recorded notices · 11,580 workers
- 1 T-Mobile WA · filed 2026-02-02 446workers
- 5 Searles Valley Minerals Main Street Trona, CA · filed 2026-02-06 270workers
- 4 Harbinger Production Vallejo, CA · filed 2026-02-12 290workers
- 2 Lucid Group Newark, CA · filed 2026-02-20 319workers
- 3 Foreside Home Care & Nursing Acero Mission Viejo, CA · filed 2026-02-26 300workers
Mar 2026 97 recorded notices · 7,415 workers
- 3 First Brands Group, LLC(Billy Mitchell) Brownsville, TX · filed 2026-03-04 345workers
- 5 Ashley Furniture Industries (Mesquite) Mesquite, TX · filed 2026-03-05 266workers
- 1 KBR Services Langford Lake Road Fort Irwin, CA · filed 2026-03-06 758workers
- 2 United Natural Foods Sturtevant, WI · filed 2026-03-16 443workers
- 4 Charter Communications Appleton, WI · filed 2026-03-18 313workers
Apr 2026 66 recorded notices · 10,196 workers
- 3 Amazon Homestead, FL · filed 2026-04-17 616workers
- 1 Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (Reyes Holdings, L.L.C) Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX · filed 2026-04-23 689workers
- 4 Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (Reyes Holdings, L.L.C) Houston Houston, TX · filed 2026-04-23 588workers
- 5 Republic National Distributing Company Ashland, VA · filed 2026-04-23 428workers
- 2 Laurel Ridge Treatment Center (Laurel Ridge) San Antonio, TX · filed 2026-04-27 648workers
May 2026 43 recorded notices · 7,741 workers
- 2 Ideal US Talent Worker OpCo VA · filed 2026-05-01 776workers
- 4 Spirit Airlines (IAH) May 2026 Houston, TX · filed 2026-05-02 515workers
- 5 Spirit Airlines (DFW) May 2026 Dallas, TX · filed 2026-05-02 444workers
- 1 Spirit Airlines Fort Lauderdale, FL · filed 2026-05-04 2,529workers
- 3 Diamond Transportation Services Prince George's, MD · filed 2026-05-13 571workers
Jun 2026 50 recorded notices · 4,851 workers
- 4 El Paso Independent School District El Paso, TX · filed 2026-06-08 250workers
- 1 humano Avon, IN · filed 2026-06-17 586workers
- 2 SIMOS Insourcing Solutions Avon, IN · filed 2026-06-17 572workers
- 3 W South Beach & Residences Miami Beach, FL · filed 2026-06-18 337workers
- 5 JPMorgan Chase Plano, TX · filed 2026-06-23 244workers
Jul 2026 130 recorded notices · 9,986 workers
- 1 Microsoft Redmond, WA · filed 2026-07-06 605workers
- 2 Amazon Port Saint Lucie, FL · filed 2026-07-16 494workers
- 5 Monterey Mushrooms Morgan Hill, CA · filed 2026-07-17 253workers
- 3 Daimler Truck North America Portland, OR · filed 2026-07-30 387workers
- 4 Visa Foster City, CA · filed 2026-07-31 320workers
Aug 2026 7 recorded notices · 507 workers
- 1 Avamere Health Services Tigard, OR · filed 2026-08-03 129workers
- 2 Zillow Group Seattle, WA · filed 2026-08-04 91workers
- 4 Samuel Pressure Vessel Group Tomahawk, WI · filed 2026-08-05 76workers
- 3 West Marine's Florida Support Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · filed 2026-08-06 80workers
- 5 Durr CTS De Pere, WI · filed 2026-08-12 75workers
Where 2026 filings landed
States ranked by workers affected in notices filed in 2026 . The top five hold 81% of the year's affected workers.
Largest single 2026 filing
One notice, not the employer's annual sum: the biggest individual WARN disclosure filed in 2026.
Filing type on record: layoff
Top Employers by Workers - 2026
Showing the 20 largest of 621 employers that filed in 2026.
| # | Company | Workers | Notices |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon | 9,678 | 59 |
| 2 | Spirit Airlines | 2,542 | 2 |
| 3 | Tyson Foods, Inc (Amarillo B-Shift Operations) Updated | 1,761 | 1 |
| 4 | Republic National Distributing Company | 1,269 | 4 |
| 5 | Ideal US Talent Worker OpCo | 776 | 1 |
| 6 | Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc - Modesto | 765 | 1 |
| 7 | KBR Services | 758 | 1 |
| 8 | Diamond Transportation Services | 715 | 2 |
| 9 | Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (Reyes Holdings, L.L.C) Grand Prairie | 689 | 1 |
| 10 | Meta Platforms | 655 | 4 |
| 11 | Laurel Ridge Treatment Center (Laurel Ridge) | 648 | 1 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 605 | 1 |
| 13 | Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (Reyes Holdings, L.L.C) Houston | 588 | 1 |
| 14 | humano | 586 | 1 |
| 15 | SIMOS Insourcing Solutions | 572 | 1 |
| 16 | Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia | 533 | 1 |
| 17 | Spirit Airlines (IAH) May 2026 | 515 | 1 |
| 18 | T-Mobile | 446 | 1 |
| 19 | Spirit Airlines (DFW) May 2026 | 444 | 1 |
| 20 | United Natural Foods | 443 | 1 |
Industries
Top 10 of 18 sectors with filings.
What the 2026 WARN Record Shows
In 2026, employers filed 809 WARN Act notices in this dataset, reporting 73,974 affected workers across 621 employers and 18 sectors.
Jan was the heaviest month, with 21,698 workers (29% of the 2026 total). Against 2025, workers affected fell 49%, though 2026 covers only 8 months so far and is not yet comparable to a full year. That makes 2026 the 6th-largest of the 19 years on record. Amazon alone accounts for 13% of the year's affected workers. Other Services led sector totals at 31% of 2026 workers, ahead of Transportation & Warehousing. CA led the geography at 23,575 workers (32% of 2026), ahead of TX, so one state shapes the annual map. The single largest 2026 filing was Spirit Airlines in Fort Lauderdale, FL at 2,529 workers (3% of the year), noticed 2026-05-04 with an effective date of 2026-05-02.
Closest years by workers affected: 2022 (88,267 workers, 19% higher); 2019 (46,180 workers, 38% lower); 2021 (31,052 workers, 58% lower); 2015 (21,806 workers, 71% lower).
Coverage limits, filing-year rules, and entitlements
WARN notices cover qualifying events, not every workforce reduction: federal coverage depends on the employer, worksite, event size, workforce share, timing, and exceptions, while state rules can differ. At an average of 91 workers per notice, 2026 filings concentrated in the smaller-event band, consistent with partial facility layoffs that still crossed the reporting threshold. A notice is counted in the year it was FILED, not the year separations take effect, so a December filing whose layoffs land in January still belongs here. A listed worker or filing does not by itself establish an individual entitlement; our guide explains the factors to check.
Layoff resources
Frequently Asked Questions about 2026
How many workers were laid off in 2026? ▼
In 2026, WARN Act filings reported 73,974 workers affected across 809 notices.
Which companies had the biggest layoffs in 2026? ▼
Amazon filed the largest 2026 total at 9,678 workers across 59 notices, 13% of the year, followed by Spirit Airlines at 2,542 and Tyson Foods, Inc (Amarillo B-Shift Operations) Updated at 1,761.
Are layoffs increasing or decreasing in 2026? ▼
Workers affected fell 49% against 2025, from 145,934 to 73,974. 2026 covers only 8 months so far, so it is not yet a like-for-like comparison.
What industries had the most layoffs in 2026? ▼
Other Services led 2026 with 23,215 workers across 203 notices, then Transportation & Warehousing at 10,091. 18 sectors recorded filings in total.
Which states had the most WARN layoffs in 2026? ▼
CA led 2026 with 23,575 workers (32% of the year), followed by TX at 13,761. The top five states held 81% of affected workers.
What was the largest single WARN filing in 2026? ▼
The largest individual notice filed in 2026 was Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale, FL) for 2,529 workers on 2026-05-04 (effective 2026-05-02). That is one disclosure, not Spirit Airlines's full-year total across every notice.
Does the WARN Act data capture all layoffs in 2026? ▼
No. WARN notices cover qualifying events, not every workforce reduction. Federal coverage depends on the employer, worksite, event size, workforce share, timing, and exceptions; state rules can differ. Gradual attrition and voluntary separation programs are also not included, so actual job losses can be higher than the WARN record alone suggests.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor and state WARN Act layoff registries 2026 WARN Act filings compiled from public state workforce agency disclosures · September 2026 WARN filings cover qualifying notices, not every workforce reduction; this public-record summary is not legal, financial, or employment advice.
2026 totals are compiled directly from WARN Act filings filed in that calendar year. The full employer roster CSV lives on our open data page.
2026 WARN totals compiled from official state WARN-Act layoff registries ; largest single filing on record was Spirit Airlines (2,529 workers). See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainLayoffs for the 2026 filing year (as of September 2026).