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October 2026 layoffs: 214 WARN notices

Employers filed 214 WARN layoff notices dated October 2026, naming 18,993 workers, across 38 states. September had 285, so notices were down 71.

October is not over, so this count will grow. Counted by the date on each filing; a state can publish a notice later, so a month’s count can grow.

Largest employers in October

  1. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream layoffs2,346 workers · 4 notices
  2. 24Hr Homecare layoffs875 workers · 1 notice
  3. Hasbro layoffs587 workers · 1 notice
  4. Fender layoffs533 workers · 1 notice
  5. Netflix, Inc. layoffs494 workers · 2 notices
  6. National Frozen Foods Corporation layoffs439 workers · 1 notice
  7. Dakkota Integrated Systems layoffs397 workers · 1 notice
  8. Sodexo layoffs310 workers · 2 notices
  9. eBay layoffs229 workers · 1 notice
  10. Double M Orchards layoffs220 workers · 1 notice
  11. RNDC of Kentucky, LLC layoffs213 workers · 2 notices
  12. American Woodmark Corporation layoffs207 workers · 1 notice
  13. Myers Power Products, Inc. layoffs206 workers · 1 notice
  14. The Mosaic Company layoffs199 workers · 1 notice
  15. Formagrid Inc. dba Airtable layoffs190 workers · 1 notice

By state

Every notice, largest first

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NextChapter layoff tracker, WARN Act notices collected from state labor departments. https://launchyournextchapter.com/layoffs/2026/october.

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