Layoff data release · data as of 2026-10-27
August 2025: 113 layoff notices, 13,145 people named
Key findings
- Employers filed 113 layoff notices dated August 2025, naming 13,145 people, across 20 states.
- Notices were down 26% from July 2025 (153 notices).
- WA had the most notices (19).
- The largest single filing named 2,462 people at Capital One Financial Corporation (IL).
Against other months
| Month | Notices | August 2025 vs | People named | August 2025 vs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 113 | 13,145 | ||
| July 2025 | 153 | −26% | 11,903 | +10% |
By state
| State | Notices | People named |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 19 | 2,132 |
| Georgia | 17 | 2,332 |
| Texas | 17 | 594 |
| Indiana | 7 | 930 |
| Illinois | 6 | 3,009 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 1,698 |
| Michigan | 5 | 314 |
| Virginia | 5 | 243 |
| Arizona | 5 | — |
| Kentucky | 4 | 425 |
Top 10 of 20 states by notices. All of them are in the CSV.
Largest employers
| Employer | Notices | People named |
|---|---|---|
| Capital One Financial Corporation | 1 | 2,462 |
| Fred Meyer | 4 | 756 |
| International Paper Savannah Mill | 1 | 691 |
| FedEx Supply Chain | 1 | 611 |
| SafeSource Direct L.L.C. | 1 | 541 |
| SafeSource Direct, L.L.C. – Nitrile Plant Facility | 1 | 454 |
| Smitty’s Supply Inc | 1 | 450 |
| Unifi Aviation | 1 | 379 |
| Microsoft | 2 | 345 |
| Diverse Facility Solutions, Inc. | 1 | 276 |
Ranked by people named, then notices.
Download the data
- August 2025 layoff notices (CSV) · 113 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. 102 of the 113 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/2025-08. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Download the CSV · one row per filing, with the state’s own source link.
Questions and corrections
Reporters can write to justin@launchyournextchapter.com. Corrections to published figures are listed, dated, on the press page.