US layoff notices in 2023

3,051WARN notices
263,983workers affected
33states

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 2023

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
David's BridalWANationwide9,2662023-04-17
YellowILNashville, 501 Commerce Street Suite 11203,0002023-08-02
AmazonWASeattle, Bellevue2,3202023-01-18
Bed Bath & Beyond | Buy Buy Baby Inc | BBB Value ServicesNJUnion1,2932023-04-01
YellowKSWashington, Sean, O'Brien; Washington, District Of Columbia 200011,2122023-07-30
QualcommCASan Diego County1,0642023-11-22
WalmartTXFort Worth, Tarrant1,0472023-03-31
Dryer's Grand Ice CreamCAKern County1,0152023-10-24
Dreyer's Grand Ice CreamCAKern County1,0152023-05-25
Dryer's Grand Ice CreamCAKern County1,0152023-10-24
Bed Bath & BeyondGAJohn B Brooks Rd Pendergrass1,0002023-04-25
LucidAZCasa Grande9682023-03-31
GenpactTXRichardson, Collin9642023-01-19
WalmartCASan Bernardino County9532023-04-07
Savor, Inc. (at McCormick Place)ILChicago, 301 E. Cermak Road9512023-08-09
General Motors LLC facility (Arizona IT Innovation Center)AZChandler9362023-08-23
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Canton Paper MillNCCanton, Haywood County9002023-03-23
MicrosoftWARedmond, Bellevue, Issaquah8782023-01-18
Ojai Valley InnCAVentura County8702023-11-27
ProHealth CareWIWaukesha, Oconomowoc, Mukwonago, Brookfield, New Berlin, Delafield, Pewaukee, Watertown, Muskego, Waterford, Sussex, Hartland8352023-11-28

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 202333228,757
February 202326424,460
March 202323523,163
April 202323828,375
May 202326222,879
June 202327421,862
July 202322214,140
August 202331630,968
September 202321414,939
October 202328424,226
November 202320019,370
December 202321010,844

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
California (CA)1,40687,884
Texas (TX)22223,894
Washington (WA)7321,466
Illinois (IL)11019,375
New Jersey (NJ)10412,596
Florida (FL)21810,382
Georgia (GA)568,098
Pennsylvania (PA)527,420
Arizona (AZ)607,108
North Carolina (NC)697,089
Wisconsin (WI)1016,672
Colorado (CO)895,762
Maryland (MD)745,625
Tennessee (TN)545,168
Indiana (IN)464,994
South Carolina (SC)484,686
Alabama (AL)304,391
Oregon (OR)563,261
Mississippi (MS)282,782
Kansas (KS)212,741
Connecticut (CT)231,981
Utah (UT)221,884
New Mexico (NM)161,689
West Virginia (WV)91,309
Nebraska (NE)171,165
Rhode Island (RI)71,113
District of Columbia (DC)5811
Maine (ME)13725
Delaware (DE)2613
South Dakota (SD)5612
Montana (MT)4559
Alaska (AK)4128
Oklahoma (OK)70
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