US layoff notices in 2022

1,508WARN notices
131,741workers 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 2022

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Smithfield DistributionCALos Angeles County1,7552022-11-16
Royal Farms Arena/ASM GlobalMD201 W. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 212021,4922022-02-02
Universal Protection ServiceWASeattle, Kent1,2032022-10-21
Walmart Fulfillment CenterINPlainfield1,1322022-04-22
United Furniture Amory (Monroe)MS—1,0002022-11-21
Aramark at University of FloridaFLGAINESVILLE, FL, 326119492022-04-18
DynCorp InternationalMD47123 Buse Rd. #540 Patuxent River, MD 206709372022-07-01
Dreyer's Grand Ice CreamCAKern County9052022-09-27
TwitterCASan Francisco County7842022-11-07
InvitaeCASan Francisco County7362022-07-27
Miller's Health SystemsINIndianapolis, Wakarusa, Tipton, Sullivan, Rushville, Peru, LaGrange, and Huntington6912022-05-02
Watsonville Community Hospital (Update)CORural Consortium (Salida)6732022-07-11
Watsonville Community HospitalCASanta Cruz County6582022-03-23
Watsonville Community Hospital (Update)CORural Consortium (Salida)6582022-05-11
Maryland SportserviceMD333 W. Camden Street Baltimore, MD 212016492022-09-30
CepheidCAAlameda County6322022-10-31
Meta PlatformsCASan Mateo County6322022-12-02
Grocery Delivery E-ServicesCAContra Costa County6112022-10-11
Greenwood Leflore Hospital Greenwood, (Leflore)MS—6002022-10-05
Ritz Carlton, NaplesFLNAPLES, FL, 341085912022-10-20

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 2022957,644
February 2022885,141
March 20221079,151
April 2022759,976
May 20221139,268
June 2022918,029
July 202214013,224
August 202213311,560
September 202216013,486
October 202211514,380
November 202219415,119
December 202219714,763

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
California (CA)77553,790
Florida (FL)1029,284
Illinois (IL)757,596
Texas (TX)867,303
Maryland (MD)696,842
Washington (WA)345,691
Indiana (IN)325,315
New Jersey (NJ)434,576
Wisconsin (WI)433,869
North Carolina (NC)403,844
Mississippi (MS)303,731
South Carolina (SC)343,667
Colorado (CO)303,221
Arizona (AZ)161,831
Tennessee (TN)121,803
Connecticut (CT)101,667
Oregon (OR)161,358
Utah (UT)71,349
District of Columbia (DC)81,319
Alabama (AL)9938
New Mexico (NM)13818
South Dakota (SD)5662
West Virginia (WV)7450
Rhode Island (RI)3276
Alaska (AK)1182
Maine (ME)2139
Pennsylvania (PA)1129
Delaware (DE)191
Oklahoma (OK)40
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