Layoffs in 2021
In 2021, US employers filed 2,002 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
2,002
WARN notices
Workers affected
192,591
Companies
1,409
Top state
California
50,016 affected
Peak month
April
26,189 affected
All 2021 layoff filings
Every WARN notice on record for this year, newest first.
Allied Universal Security Services
Bay City, Michigan; Belleville, Michigan; Brownstown, Michigan; Burton, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; Flint, Michigan; Grand Blanc, Michigan; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Lake Orion, Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; Milford, Michigan; Pontiac, Michigan; Romulus, Michigan; Saginaw, Michigan; Swartz Creek, Michigan; Warren, Michigan; Waterford, Michigan; and Ypsilanti, Michigan, MI · Feb 1, 2021
664
affected