Layoffs in 2022
In 2022, US employers filed 1,897 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 2022, 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
1,898
WARN notices
Workers affected
167,983
Companies
1,298
Top state
California
48,454 affected
Peak month
December
20,238 affected
All 2022 layoff filings
Every WARN notice on record for this year, newest first.