Layoffs in 2021
In 2021, US employers filed 1,922 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 2021, 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
1,923
WARN notices
Workers affected
183,335
Companies
1,366
Top state
California
50,016 affected
Peak month
April
25,771 affected
All 2021 layoff filings
Every WARN notice on record for this year, newest first.
Monitronics International, Inc. d/b/a Brinks Home
Seattle, Tacoma, Snoqualmie, Spokane, WA · Dec 17, 2021
4
affected