Layoffs in 2020
In 2020, US employers filed 16,121 mass-layoff and plant-closure notices with state labor agencies under the federal WARN Act and equivalent state laws. Every record below comes directly from those official filings — company, location, number of affected employees, and the effective date.
Use this page to see which employers reported layoffs in 2020, where the cuts happened, and how many workers were affected. Notices are updated as states publish them, and may be amended by employers after the initial filing.
Filings
16,119
WARN notices
Workers affected
2,094,099
Companies
11,084
Top state
California
656,374 affected
Peak month
March
1,017,764 affected
All 2020 layoff filings
Every WARN notice on record for this year, newest first.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Vienna, VA · Jan 23, 2020
1,141
affected