Home depot laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
Home depot filed 2 WARN layoff notices in Georgia, Missouri, most recently on Jan 28, 2026, naming 858 workers. If you work or worked at Home depot, about 15,000 professional jobs are open in Georgia today, including about 290 at Home depot. File for unemployment in the state where you worked, check your health coverage options, and start looking now.
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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.
What did Home depot 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.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home depotTakes effect Mar 31, 2026 | Georgia | Cobb County | 797 | Layoff | State record | |
| Home DepotTakes effect Oct 26, 2025 | Missouri | Mexico | 61 | — | State record |
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for Georgia unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Missouri unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
Where are the jobs?
about 15,000 professional jobs are open in Georgia, and about 290 at Home depot. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
Open professional jobs at Home depot
- Administrative Assistant · The Home Depot · Atlanta, GA
- District HR Manager: Talent & Culture Leader · The Home Depot · Louisville, KY
- PRO SALES OPERATIONS MANAGER · The Home Depot · Atlanta, GA
- HR Generalist People & Culture Partner, Tampa · The Home Depot · Tampa, FL
- Sr. Supply Chain Analyst - Workforce Insight · Home Depot · Atlanta, GA
- Pacific Northwest - HR Business Partner · Home Depot · Portland, OR
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.
Central Workforce Development Board
For notices in Mexico
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Cobb County Workforce Development Board/WorkSource Cobb
For notices in Cobb County
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Questions
- Did Home depot file layoff notices?
- Yes. Home depot has filed 2 WARN notices with labor departments in Georgia, Missouri, naming 858 workers. The most recent was filed Jan 28, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Home depot?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Georgia, 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 Home depot employees?
- about 15,000 professional jobs are open in Georgia today, and about 290 at Home depot itself. 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.
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Jan 28, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Home depot. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.