US layoff notices in 2018

2,625WARN notices
257,161workers affected
37states

Counts cover the free tier, no delay of the normalized US WARN dataset (by notice date); notices that surface later are added retroactively. Worker totals sum only notices that published a headcount.

Biggest layoff notices of 2018

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Seneca FoodsCAModesto, Stanislaus County1,9752018-03-09
GM Lordstown ComplexOHWarren/Trumbull1,6072018-12-17
MZL Home Care AgencyNYKings1,5352018-04-06
JT3NVLas Vegas1,5262018-05-16
General MotorsOHWarren/Trumbull1,5002018-04-18
National Steel and ShipbuildingCASan Diego, San Diego County1,4932018-08-03
Verity Health System of CaliforniaCASan Jose, Santa Clara1,3262018-12-31
QualcommCASan Diego, San Diego County1,2312018-04-19
Toys R Us / Babies R UsOHStatewide1,1782018-06-11
Toys R UsNJWayne1,1592018-03-01
Providence HospitalDCWashington, DC8982018-10-12
Spartan ShopsCASan Jose, Santa Clara8812018-05-10
Transamerica Life InsIACedar Rapids8632018-02-13
Lord and TaylorNYNew York8532018-10-10
Fca USOHToledo/Lucas8522018-02-12
First Care of New YorkNYBronx8512018-05-31
Swissport SACALos Angeles, Los Angeles8292018-07-23
ABM AviationNJNewark8212018-09-01
FJC Security ServicesNYNew York7822018-09-10
Sea Ray SportFLStatewide , FL 000007712018-06-25

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 201832233,177
February 201817416,807
March 201826625,659
April 201824625,057
May 201820320,402
June 201823522,310
July 201819217,835
August 201819819,006
September 201817015,835
October 201827725,817
November 201818317,678
December 201815917,578

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
California (CA)68068,279
New York (NY)45927,858
Florida (FL)12517,886
Ohio (OH)7814,186
Illinois (IL)13114,029
New Jersey (NJ)8611,789
Pennsylvania (PA)13911,488
North Carolina (NC)909,903
Virginia (VA)949,608
Michigan (MI)607,063
Indiana (IN)455,953
Minnesota (MN)545,256
South Carolina (SC)305,062
Nevada (NV)264,451
Colorado (CO)343,843
Alabama (AL)273,814
Maryland (MD)443,666
Tennessee (TN)323,562
Washington (WA)343,445
Connecticut (CT)373,363
Arizona (AZ)343,261
Nebraska (NE)1272,925
Iowa (IA)302,883
Utah (UT)182,489
Oregon (OR)412,130
Kansas (KS)181,775
Idaho (ID)71,256
District of Columbia (DC)41,244
New Mexico (NM)81,222
Alaska (AK)71,028
South Dakota (SD)6926
Rhode Island (RI)7800
Delaware (DE)6280
Maine (ME)2272
North Dakota (ND)2165
Montana (MT)11
Oklahoma (OK)20
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