US layoff notices in 2020

11,508WARN notices
1,386,338workers affected
29states

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 2020

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
usi services groupNJchattanooga23,6952020-03-01
United AirlinesNJChicago16,0002020-10-01
TeslaCAFremont, Alameda County11,0832020-05-12
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.SFLLAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, 3283010,9032020-10-30
OS Restaurant ServicesFLTAMPA, FL, 336077,2932020-04-28
United AirlinesNJNewark7,2642020-07-01
United Airlines, Inc. - San Francisco International AirportCASan Francisco, San Francisco County6,9122020-09-28
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.SFLLAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, 328306,8822020-05-04
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.SFLLAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, 328306,2462020-09-30
BoeingWAPuget Sound Area5,7982020-06-08
Universal City Development PartnersFLORLANDO, FL, 328195,3892020-09-04
United AirlinesILChicago, 233 S. Wacker Dr.4,9682020-07-08
OS Restaurant ServicesFLSTATEWIDE, FL, 336074,5382020-04-28
United States Steel Corporation Gary and PortageINGary and Portage3,7652020-05-01
Fox Sports ProductionsCALos Angeles, Los Angeles County3,5952020-05-02
Haliburton Energy Services-N. Sam HoustonTXHouston, Harris3,5002020-03-18
OS Restaurant ServicesFLSTATEWIDE, FL, 336073,2162020-04-28
Pacific Dental ServicesCAIrvine, Orange County3,0292020-04-16
Universal City StudiosCAUniversal City, Los Angeles County3,0252020-05-13
American AirlinesILChicago, 10000 W O'Hare Ave2,9952020-07-16

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 202018723,631
February 202018421,536
March 20201,668194,827
April 20203,635404,203
May 20201,590194,486
June 20201,079147,565
July 2020727113,385
August 202063767,153
September 202075391,386
October 202043170,623
November 202037233,589
December 202024523,954

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
California (CA)5,817638,439
Florida (FL)1,336181,571
Texas (TX)1,20690,990
Illinois (IL)45474,180
New Jersey (NJ)19066,240
Washington (WA)26446,674
Tennessee (TN)26836,659
Indiana (IN)16335,530
Colorado (CO)27933,252
Wisconsin (WI)24331,093
Maryland (MD)31128,915
Oregon (OR)18721,658
South Carolina (SC)14521,517
District of Columbia (DC)5313,189
Arizona (AZ)10011,859
Connecticut (CT)12611,668
Kansas (KS)6411,432
Alabama (AL)385,714
Utah (UT)345,503
Alaska (AK)213,973
Delaware (DE)243,738
New Mexico (NM)273,508
Rhode Island (RI)233,170
Maine (ME)342,273
Mississippi (MS)181,307
South Dakota (SD)7804
Montana (MT)13790
Vermont (VT)10692
Oklahoma (OK)530
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