Layoffs in 2023
In 2023, US employers filed 4,244 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 2023, 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
4,244
WARN notices
Workers affected
384,060
Companies
2,104
Top state
California
97,929 affected
Peak month
July
57,378 affected
All 2023 layoff filings
Every WARN notice on record for this year, newest first.