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Essendant laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining

about 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois. Put in your email and we send a plan built for a layoff: benefits and deadlines first, then jobs matched to your background.

Benefits and deadlines first, then jobs that fit. One plan, and nothing else unless you ask.

Jobs open now

about 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.

These are the newest roles, not yet matched to you. Add your email at the top and tell us about your work, and we pick the jobs that fit you.

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Newest professional jobs in Illinois

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What should I do first if I was affected?

  1. File for Georgia unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  2. File for Arizona unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  3. File for Texas unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  4. File for Illinois unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  5. File for California unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  6. Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
  7. Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
  8. Line up bridge income while you search.

What help is there for benefits and retraining?

The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Not laid off? Pick what sounds like you

For anyone planning their next move at Essendant or anywhere else. No résumé needed; we send a first-week plan.

Question 1

Where are you right now?

Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.

Questions

Did Essendant file layoff notices?
Yes. Essendant has filed 9 WARN notices with labor departments in Georgia, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, California, naming 1,172 workers. The most recent was filed Aug 4, 2026.
How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Essendant?
File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Illinois, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
Are there jobs open for former Essendant employees?
about 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois today. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
What help is there for retraining?
The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.

What did Essendant file?

A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.

WARN notices filed by Essendant, newest first
Notice dateEmployerStateCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
EssendantGeorgiaEssendant192—State record
EssendantArizonaPhoenix——State record
EssendantTakes effect Oct 3, 2026TexasDallas County136—State record
EssendantArizonaPhoenix53—State record
Essendant Co.IllinoisLincolnshire510ClosureState record
Essendant Co.IllinoisE Carol Stream134ClosureState record
Essendant Co.Takes effect Oct 3, 2026CaliforniaSacramento County99Closure PermanentState record
Essendant Co.Takes effect Oct 3, 2026CaliforniaRiverside County4Closure PermanentState record
Essendant Co.IllinoisWolf Industrial Park Greenville44ClosureState record

Full notice record and news mentions for Essendant

Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Aug 4, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Essendant. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.