US WARN layoff notices › Employers › S › Southwest Airlines
Official state WARN filings by Southwest Airlines since 1988, normalized from state labor department sources. Latest notice: 2026-03-31.
Filed under 25 spellings in state records, merged on this page: Southwest Airlines (Terminal Rd); Southwest Airlines (Union Contact Correction); Southwest Airlines - Hollywood Burbank Airport; Southwest Airlines - John Wayne Airport; Southwest Airlines - Long Beach/Daughtry Field; Southwest Airlines - Los Angeles International Airport; Southwest Airlines - Metropolitan Oakland International Airport; Southwest Airlines - Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport; Southwest Airlines - Ontario International Airport; Southwest Airlines - Palm Springs International Airport; Southwest Airlines - Sacramento International Airport; Southwest Airlines - San Diego International Airport — and 12 more.
| Notice date | State | Location | Employees | Effective date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Illinois | Chicago, 10000 W Ohare Ave | 107 | — | State |
| 2024-05-31 | Texas | Houston, Harris | 97 | 2024-08-04 | — |
| — | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Philadelphia | 27 | 2021-03-15 | Temporary Layoff Due To Covid-19 Restrictions |
| 2021-01-08 | Colorado | Denver | — | — | Recinded Layoffs due to PPP availability |
| 2021-01-08 | Colorado | Denver | 0 | — | Layoffs Rescinded |
| 2020-12-18 | Tennessee | Davidson | 11 | 2021-03-15 | — |
| 2020-12-11 | California | San Jose, Santa Clara County | 285 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-11 | California | Sacramento, Sacramento County | 208 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-11 | California | San Diego, San Diego County | 358 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-11 | California | Santa Ana, Orange County | 128 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-07 | California | Ontario, San Bernardino County | 54 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-07 | California | Palm Springs, Riverside County | 1 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-07 | California | Oakland, Alameda County | 573 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-07 | California | Long Beach, Los Angeles County | 16 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-07 | California | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County | 632 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-07 | California | Burbank, Los Angeles County | 141 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-07 | California | San Francisco, San Francisco County | 158 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-04 | Florida | ORLANDO, FL, 32827 | 376 | 2021-03-15 | — |
| 2020-12-04 | California | Oakland, Alameda County | 8 | 2021-01-25 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-12-04 | Florida | TAMPA, FL, 33607 | 139 | 2021-03-15 | — |
| 2020-12-04 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma CityOklahoma City | — | — | Mass Layoff |
| 2020-12-04 | Florida | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33315 | 271 | 2021-03-15 | — |
| 2020-12-03 | Nevada | Las Vegas | — | 2021-03-15 | — |
| 2020-12-03 | New York | Queens | — | 2020-03-15 | Layoff |
| 2020-12-03 | Oregon | Portland | 85 | 2021-03-15 | Large Layoff - 10 or more workers |
| 2020-12-03 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, Bernalillo | 83 | 2020-03-15 | — |
| 2020-12-03 | New York | Erie | — | 2020-03-15 | Layoff |
| 2020-12-03 | Washington | SeaTac | 42 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff |
| 2020-12-03 | Virginia | Arlington | 60 | 2021-03-15 | Layoff |
| 2020-12-03 | New York | Nassau | — | 2020-03-15 | Layoff |
| 2020-12-03 | New York | Albany | — | 2020-03-15 | Layoff |
| 2020-12-03 | New York | Monroe | — | 2020-03-15 | Layoff |
| 2020-12-03 | Colorado | Denver | 556 | 2021-03-15 | Furloughs |
| 2020-12-03 | Hawaii | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-03 | Missouri | — | 0 | 2021-01-11 | Layoff |
| 2020-12-03 | New York | Capital Region / Long Island Region / New York City Region / Western Region / Finger Lakes Region | — | — | — |
| 2020-11-30 | Colorado | Denver | — | — | Correction to Union Contact |
| 2020-11-23 | California | Los Angeles, Alameda County | 6 | 2021-01-25 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-11-19 | California | San Jose, Santa Clara County | 1 | 2021-01-11 | Layoff Temporary |
| 2020-11-18 | Florida | TAMPA, FL, 33607 | 1 | 2021-01-25 | — |
| 2020-11-18 | Florida | TAMPA, FL, 33607 | 31 | 2021-01-25 | — |
| 2020-11-18 | Florida | ORLANDO, FL, 32824 | 2 | 2021-01-25 | — |
| 2020-11-18 | Florida | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33315 | 6 | 2021-01-25 | — |
| 2020-11-18 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 18 | 2021-01-25 | WR |
| 2020-11-18 | Florida | ORLANDO, FL, 32824 | 6 | 2021-01-25 | — |
| 2020-11-18 | Nevada | Las Vegas | — | 2021-01-25 | — |
| 2020-11-18 | Colorado | Denver | 4 | 2021-01-25 | COVID Furloughs (temporary) |
| 2020-11-18 | Florida | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33315 | 2 | 2021-01-25 | — |
| 2020-11-18 | Florida | ORLANDO, FL, 32827 | 29 | 2021-01-25 | — |
| 2020-11-06 | Colorado | Denver | 1 | 2021-01-11 | COVID-Permanent |
| 2020-11-06 | Florida | ORLANDO, FL, 32824 | 8 | 2021-01-11 | — |
| 2019-08-01 | New Jersey | Dallas | 118 | 2019-11-03 | — |
| 2009-06-09 | Michigan | Statewide | — | — | Mass Layoff |
Source: state WARN Act disclosures, normalized in the free US WARN notices dataset (CSV/JSON, no login, no delay, notices 1988+). WARN notices are advance notifications of plant closings and mass layoffs; actual layoff counts and dates can change after filing.
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