US layoff notices in 2020

15,629WARN notices
1,962,468workers affected
38states

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
Bellagio Hotel & CasinoNVLas Vegas6,8212020-05-05
ARIA Resort & CasinoNVLas Vegas6,5722020-05-05
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.SFLLAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, 328306,2462020-09-30
Desert Palace Inc. - Caesars LVNVLas Vegas6,1482020-04-22
MGM Grand HotelNVLas Vegas6,0822020-05-05
Great Arrow BuildersPAMonaca, Beaver6,0002020-03-18 (effective date)
Mandalay BayNVLas Vegas5,8902020-05-05
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

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 202029131,949
February 202026626,940
March 20202,953342,372
April 20204,550546,589
May 20201,934291,169
June 20201,464206,648
July 2020986165,416
August 202084986,776
September 2020990109,956
October 202056684,538
November 202044641,056
December 202033429,059

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
California (CA)5,817638,439
New York (NY)2,212240,106
Florida (FL)1,336181,571
Nevada (NV)369144,800
Texas (TX)1,20690,990
Illinois (IL)45474,180
New Jersey (NJ)19066,240
Pennsylvania (PA)37359,105
Ohio (OH)37655,223
Washington (WA)26446,674
Michigan (MI)25244,121
Tennessee (TN)26836,659
Indiana (IN)16335,530
Colorado (CO)27933,252
Wisconsin (WI)24331,093
Virginia (VA)22729,057
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
Idaho (ID)362,158
North Dakota (ND)151,560
Mississippi (MS)181,307
South Dakota (SD)7804
Montana (MT)13790
Vermont (VT)10692
Hawaii (HI)2610
Oklahoma (OK)530
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