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.
HMS Host
South Holland, IL 60473 Belvidere, IL 60473 Dekalb, IL 60115 Hinsdale, IL 60521 Lake Forest, IL · Mar 20, 2020
110
affected
HTRS Services
Chicago, IL 60610 Downers Grove, IL 60515_x000D_ Orland Park, IL 60462_x000D_ Schaumburg, IL 60173_x000D_ Oak Lawn, IL 60453_x000D_ Lansing, IL 60438_x000D_ Chicago, IL 60631_x000D_ Aurora, IL 60504_x000D_ Melrose Park, IL 60160_x000D_ Joliet, IL 60432_x000D_ Countryside, IL 60525_x000D_ Gurnee, IL · Mar 20, 2020
950
affected
Onni Properties LLC
Chicago IL 60661 Chicago IL 60654 Chicago IL 60607 Chicago IL 60654 Chicago IL 60606 Chicago IL 60610, IL · Mar 31, 2020
49
affected
Fire King Commercial Services, LLC & Fire King Security Products LLC
New Albany, IN · Mar 26, 2020
39
affected