Layoff data release · data as of 2026-10-27
September 2026: 285 layoff notices, 25,385 people named
Key findings
- Employers filed 285 layoff notices dated September 2026, naming 25,385 people, across 37 states.
- Notices were down 14% from August 2026 (332 notices).
- Against September 2025, notices were up 203% (94 notices).
- CA had the most notices (122).
- The largest single filing named 1,279 people at Covenant Aviation Security, LLC (CA).
Against other months
| Month | Notices | September 2026 vs | People named | September 2026 vs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 285 | 25,385 | ||
| August 2026 | 332 | −14% | 27,389 | −7% |
| September 2025 | 94 | +203% | 15,137 | +68% |
By state
| State | Notices | People named |
|---|---|---|
| California | 122 | 6,539 |
| Washington | 25 | 4,209 |
| New Jersey | 15 | 1,872 |
| Texas | 11 | 2,448 |
| New York | 8 | 432 |
| Illinois | 7 | 938 |
| Ohio | 7 | 516 |
| Virginia | 6 | 1,029 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 834 |
| Nevada | 6 | 540 |
Top 10 of 37 states by notices. All of them are in the CSV.
Largest employers
| Employer | Notices | People named |
|---|---|---|
| Covenant Aviation Security, LLC | 1 | 1,279 |
| Conifer's Health Solutions | 1 | 1,037 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 6 | 846 |
| Oracle | 4 | 800 |
| Trinity Health Corp. | 1 | 557 |
| Wonder | 1 | 533 |
| Pacific Ag Services LLC | 1 | 530 |
| Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC | 2 | 516 |
| Sagemoor Group Management Services Inc | 1 | 443 |
| Owens & Minor | 1 | 419 |
Ranked by people named, then notices.
Download the data
- September 2026 layoff notices (CSV) · 285 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. 281 of the 285 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.
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NextChapter layoff tracker, layoff notices collected from state labor departments. https://launchyournextchapter.com/press/layoffs/2026-09. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Download the CSV · one row per filing, with the state’s own source link.
Questions and corrections
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