Labor Market

WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly)

Monthly count of WARN Act mass-layoff notices filed with state labor departments

What is the current WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly)?

WARN ACT MASS-LAYOFF FILINGS
39,118 ↑ Worsening
WARN Act mass-layoff notices filed (deferred)

WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly): 39,118 as of 2026-05, and worsening. Source: WARNTracker / State DOL Filings.

WARN Act layoff notices at 39,118 in May 2026

Tracking worsening relative to recent baseline.

Source: WARNTracker / State DOL Filings via official source ↗
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How has WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly) changed over time?

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WARN Act layoff notices — deferred indicator
Monthly mass-layoff filings under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly)
Data: WARNTracker / State DOL Filings Updated Jun 2026

Most affected counties

Counties with the highest labor scores in the County Distress Index.

1 Dawson County NE 100 2 Imperial County CA 99.9 3 Luna County NM 99.9 4 Yuma County AZ 99.8 5 Colusa County CA 99.8 6 Cheboygan County MI 99.7 7 Tulare County CA 99.4 8 Merced County CA 99.3 9 Kings County CA 99 10 Starr County TX 99
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Historical data
Monthly · WARNTracker / State DOL Filings
Period Value YoY Change
May 2026 39,118 −8283.00
Apr 2026 33,998 −11113.00
Mar 2026 25,457 −6533.00
Feb 2026 30,683 −3790.00
Jan 2026 38,300 +10742.00
Dec 2025 17,219 −3892.00
Nov 2025 32,766 +1193.00
Oct 2025 50,839 +21898.00
Sep 2025 33,990 +7008.00
Aug 2025 23,836 +2119.00
Jul 2025 34,667 +11717.00
Jun 2025 33,879 +5310.00

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly)?

Monthly count of WARN Act mass-layoff notices filed with state labor departments

Why does WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly) matter for financial distress?

WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly) is one of the indicators tracked by the American Distress Index (ADI), which measures five dimensions of U.S. household financial distress: Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, and Safety Net & Buffer. Changes in this indicator contribute to the overall distress picture.

Where does the WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly) data come from?

This data comes from WARNTracker / State DOL Filings. More information: https://layoffs.fyi/. The American Distress Index updates this indicator monthly.

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Two decades working directly with financially distressed American households — from property preservation in 2003, to negotiating over 1,000 short sales during the Great Recession, to foreclosure defense marketing today. Author, The Ark Law Group Complete Guide to Short Sales (Auroch Press, 2013). Twice named to Puget Sound Business Journal Fast 50 for Ark Law Group. B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1992. Founded American Default Research in 2026 to fill a gap in public data that had been empty since 2013.

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Why does WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly) matter?

WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly) is one of 88 live indicators tracked by American Default Research. The methodology page explains sources, update cadence, and how the index uses its published inputs.
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