Layoffs 2021: US WARN notices by month, state and employer
As of Dec 31, 2021, state WARN notices in 2021 list 1,200 layoffs and closures at 833 employers, covering 129,177 workers. The most are in California (616 notices), Illinois (131) and Texas (123).Updated
Full year: Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2021. 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
1,200
Workers affected
129,177
States with a notice
20
Notices and workers affected per month
January to December 2021
| Month | Notices | Workers affected |
|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | 168 | 24,205 |
| February 2021 | 95 | 15,810 |
| March 2021 | 118 | 10,205 |
| April 2021 | 118 | 14,341 |
| May 2021 | 102 | 10,299 |
| June 2021 | 83 | 10,849 |
| July 2021 | 112 | 9,466 |
| August 2021 | 81 | 7,969 |
| September 2021 | 88 | 7,397 |
| October 2021 | 86 | 6,271 |
| November 2021 | 54 | 5,235 |
| December 2021 | 95 | 7,130 |
Notices by state
2021
By sector
2021
| Sector | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 5 | 780 |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 1,302 |
| Banking and finance | 3 | 123 |
| Retail | 3 | 460 |
| Insurance | 1 | 55 |
| Professional services | 1 | 39 |
| Software | 1 | 167 |
Sector is on record for 18 of the 1,200 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 2021 WARN notices list the most workers
| # | Employer | Industry | States | Notices | Workers affected | Latest notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | Not on record | CA NJ HI +1 | 6 | 13,464 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| 2 | American Airlines Group Inc. | Not on record | TX IL MO | 7 | 5,696 | Feb 21, 2021 |
| 3 | Aon plc | Not on record | IL | 1 | 2,000 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| 4 | Angelica | Not on record | CA | 11 | 1,469 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| 5 | HMSHost O'Hare | Not on record | IL | 1 | 1,400 | Jun 9, 2021 |
| 6 | Mercy Hospital and Medical Center | Not on record | IL | 1 | 1,400 | Mar 29, 2021 |
| 7 | Watsonville Community Hospital | Not on record | CA | 2 | 1,335 | Nov 29, 2021 |
| 8 | CORE Community Organized Relief Effort | Not on record | CA | 9 | 1,129 | May 22, 2021 |
| 9 | AMGEN INC | Biotechnology | CA | 3 | 1,123 | May 5, 2021 |
| 10 | Walmart Inc. | Not on record | IL NJ SC +1 | 4 | 1,121 | Jul 8, 2021 |
| 11 | Prospect Airport Services | Not on record | IL | 1 | 1,081 | May 25, 2021 |
| 12 | Hyatt Regency | Not on record | IL | 1 | 1,009 | Jun 18, 2021 |
| 13 | Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center | Not on record | IL | 1 | 1,000 | Sep 10, 2021 |
| 14 | Hooters | Not on record | IL | 1 | 915 | May 6, 2021 |
| 15 | Basic Energy Services | Not on record | CA | 5 | 866 | Aug 17, 2021 |
| 16 | Flying Food Group | Not on record | CA HI IL | 13 | 859 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| 17 | Here North America, LLC | Not on record | IL | 1 | 850 | Jul 20, 2021 |
| 18 | Central Freight Lines | Not on record | SC TX TN | 10 | 847 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| 19 | CONAGRA BRANDS INC. | Not on record | TN WI | 3 | 830 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| 20 | LSC Communications US, LLC | Not on record | IL SC | 2 | 791 | May 6, 2021 |
- 1United Airlines Holdings, Inc.13,464workers
Not on record
CA NJ HI +16 noticesLatest Oct 1, 2021
- 2American Airlines Group Inc.5,696workers
Not on record
TX IL MO7 noticesLatest Feb 21, 2021
- 3Aon plc2,000workers
Not on record
IL1 noticeLatest Feb 2, 2021
- 4Angelica1,469workers
Not on record
CA11 noticesLatest Dec 1, 2021
- 5HMSHost O'Hare1,400workers
Not on record
IL1 noticeLatest Jun 9, 2021
- 6Mercy Hospital and Medical Center1,400workers
Not on record
IL1 noticeLatest Mar 29, 2021
- 7Watsonville Community Hospital1,335workers
Not on record
CA2 noticesLatest Nov 29, 2021
- 8CORE Community Organized Relief Effort1,129workers
Not on record
CA9 noticesLatest May 22, 2021
- 9AMGEN INC1,123workers
Biotechnology
CA3 noticesLatest May 5, 2021
- 10Walmart Inc.1,121workers
Not on record
IL NJ SC +14 noticesLatest Jul 8, 2021