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New WARN Act Layoff & Closure Notices with Headcount and Site Address: 2026 statistics from 887 public records
California leads with 408 of 887 records (46.0%), ahead of Texas with 376 (42.4%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices
Key findings
- Zalwin's WarnLayoffPulse dataset holds 887 WarnLayoffPulse records dated 2024-10-29 to 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-03; source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices). #
- California leads with 408 of 887 records (46.0%), ahead of Texas with 376 (42.4%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices). #
- The most common layoff or closure is Not identified: 379 of 887 records (42.7%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices). #
- Across 886 records with a stated employees, the total is 70,675 and the median is 42; the largest is 1,761 (Tyson Foods, Inc (Amarillo B-Shift Operations) Updated) (as of 2026-11-03; source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices). #
- The top 10% of records by employees (89 of 886) account for 48.1% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices). #
- 85 of 887 records (9.6%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices). #
- In California, the leading layoff or closure is Permanent layoff with 306 of 408 records (75.0%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices). #
WarnLayoffPulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 408 | 46.0% |
| Texas | 376 | 42.4% |
| Maryland | 103 | 11.6% |
WarnLayoffPulse records by layoff or closure
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Not identified | 379 | 42.7% |
| Permanent layoff | 365 | 41.1% |
| Permanent closure | 125 | 14.1% |
| Temporary closure | 12 | 1.4% |
| Temporary layoff | 6 | 0.7% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 887 public records dated 2024-10-29 to 2026-11-02; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: California EDD WARN report, Maryland Department of Labor WARN log and Texas Workforce Commission WARN notices. Refreshed automatically about every 12 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated employees.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "WarnLayoffPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/warnlayoffpulse
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