Layoff data release · data as of 2026-11-13
April 2020: 54 layoff notices, 7,961 people named
Key findings
- Employers filed 54 layoff notices dated April 2020, naming 7,961 people, across 1 state.
- Notices were up 391% from March 2020 (11 notices).
- April had more notices than any earlier month of 2020.
- KY had the most notices (54).
- The largest single filing named 1,134 people at Bloomin' Brands Inc. (KY).
Against other months
| Month | Notices | April 2020 vs | People named | April 2020 vs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | 54 | 7,961 | ||
| March 2020 | 11 | +391% | 911 | +774% |
By state
| State | Notices | People named |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 54 | 7,961 |
Largest employers
| Employer | Notices | People named |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomin' Brands Inc. | 1 | 1,134 |
| Leggett & Platt, Inc | 3 | 632 |
| Fruit of the Loom | 1 | 541 |
| Ephraim McDowell Health | 1 | 510 |
| Galt House Hotel & Suites | 2 | 401 |
| Domtar Paper Company LLC | 1 | 398 |
| HOOTERS of America LLC | 1 | 293 |
| Visionworks, Inc. | 1 | 269 |
| HMS Host - CVG | 1 | 260 |
| THE MUHLENBERG COUNTY COAL COMPANY | 1 | 254 |
Ranked by people named, then notices.
Download the data
- April 2020 layoff notices (CSV) · 54 rows, one per filing, with the state’s own source link
- All layoff notices, last 24 months (CSV)
- All layoff notices, last 24 months (JSON)
How these numbers are counted
- Each notice is counted in the month of the date on the filing. A state can publish a notice days or weeks later, so a month’s count can still grow after it closes.
- The notices are the state WARN filings and reported layoffs we have collected. A notice list is a floor, not a count of every layoff: employers below the WARN size thresholds, and layoffs that no state has published, are not in it.
- “People named” adds up the headcounts the notices state. 54 of the 54 notices state one, so the total is a floor.
- Some states publish only an effective date. For those we use that date minus the 60 days WARN requires, so those notices sit in a month that is an estimate.
- The same counts appear on the month page and in the layoff tracker.
Cite this data
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NextChapter layoff tracker, layoff notices collected from state labor departments. https://launchyournextchapter.com/press/layoffs/2020-04. Data as of 2026-11-13.
Download the CSV · one row per filing, with the state’s own source link.
Questions and corrections
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