US layoff notices in 2018

2,471WARN notices
243,116workers affected
35states

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
Merck Sharp & DohmePANorth Wales, Montgomery1,8002018-01-01 (effective date)
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

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 201829531,919
February 201816216,252
March 201824923,910
April 201823123,691
May 201818818,793
June 201822121,017
July 201816715,937
August 201819218,205
September 201815914,428
October 201827525,307
November 201817416,535
December 201815817,122

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
Pennsylvania (PA)12912,602
New Jersey (NJ)8611,789
Virginia (VA)949,608
Michigan (MI)607,063
Indiana (IN)455,953
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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