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Layoffs 2020: US WARN notices by month, state and employer

As of Dec 31, 2020, state WARN notices in 2020 list 10,126 layoffs and closures at 6,018 employers, covering 1,127,619 workers. The most are in California (6,056 notices), Texas (1,217) and Tennessee (521).Updated

Full year: Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2020. Counted by notice date from the WARN lists of the states. Each employer links to its page, where every notice links to its source.

WARN notices

10,126

Workers affected

1,127,619

States with a notice

20

Notices and workers affected per month

January to December 2020

Notices02,0004,000366Workers affected0200K400K32,436Jan2020FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Notices by state

2020

By sector

2020

Notices by sector, 2020
SectorNoticesWorkers
Retail1007,753
Restaurants7111,786
Software13731
Electronics9833
Energy5375
Aerospace3203
Industrial components2203
Insurance2649
Other sectors4215

Sector is on record for 209 of the 10,126 notices. A company without an industry code is not in this table.

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Employers with the most workers affected

The 50 employers whose 2020 WARN notices list the most workers

Monthly roundups, 2020

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