Research and Scholarship
Centre for Economic Policy Research. “The Economic Consequences of the Second Trump Administration: A Preliminary Assessment.” December 2025, https://cepr.org/system/files/publication-files/252704-the_economic_consequences_of_the_second_trump_administration_a_preliminary_assessment.pdf.
Kim, Jung Min, Roychowdhury, Sugata, and Zheng, Siqi. “Talking to Hire: How Small Firms Pave their Way to Hire When Large Firms Lay Off.” November 2025, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5687022
Elevated Insights Group and National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. “Are NLRA-Unionized Workers Better Off?” August 2025, https://www.naw.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NAW-Union-Outcomes-Report-Final-with-Infographic-and-Summary-August-2025.pdf.
Kenney, Erin and Lynch, Teresa M. “Worker Displacement in Appalachia: Using Detailed Industry and Firm Data to Link the Displaced Worker Supplement to Appalachia.” Appalachian Regional Commission and Mass Economics Report, June 2025. https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Worker-Displacement-Report.pdf.
Private Equity Stakeholder Project. “Private Equity State Risk Index Methodology.” https://privateequityrisk.org/methodology/.
Acton, Riley and Khafaji-King, Jo and Smith, Austin. “Suspended from Work and School? Impacts of Layoff Events and Unemployment Insurance on Student Disciplinary Incidence.” IZA Discussion Paper No. 16423, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4561621 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4561621.
Hafiz, Hiba and Marinescu, Ioana. “Labor Market Regulation and Worker Power.” University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 90: Iss. 2, Article 6, 2023. https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/uclrev/vol90/iss2/6.
King, Jordan. “Suspended from Work and School: Impacts of Layoff Events and Unemployment Insurance on Disciplinary Incidence.” Master’s Thesis, Miami University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1618923484201336.
Government
Crane, Leland D., Emily Green, Molly Harnish, Will McClennan, Paul E. Soto, Betsy Vrankovich, and Jacob Williams (2024). “Tracking Real Time Layoffs with SEC Filings: A Preliminary Investigation,” Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2024-020. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2024.020.
Novogradac. “A Market Conditions and Project Evaluation Summary of: Avalon On Montreal.” Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs, 4% Market Study, August 2023. https://www.dca.ga.gov/node/8710.
New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee. “Program Evaluation: Impacts of Past Local Economic Development Act and Job Incentive Training Program Investments.” 2022. https://www.nmlegis.gov/Entity/LFC/Program_Evaluation_Unit_Reports.
News
Gagnon, Dallas. “Walmart is closing 8 locations, including in Midwest states.” MLive. May 15, 2024. https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/05/walmart-is-closing-8-locations-including-in-midwest-states.html.
Gagnon, Dallas. “Walmart is closing eight locations — here’s where.” MassLive, May 13, 2024. https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/05/walmart-is-closing-eight-locations-heres-where.html.
Fisher, Michael. “Companies that laid off the most employees across the United States so far in 2024.” Tradingpedia, Apr. 30, 2024. https://www.tradingpedia.com/2024/04/17/companies-that-laid-off-the-most-employees-across-the-united-states-so-far-in-2024/
Felder, Ben. “GRAPHIC: Tyson Foods laid off more than 4,200 employees in 2023.” Investigate Midwest, Jan. 8, 2024. https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/01/08/graphic-tyson-foods-laid-off-more-than-4200-employees-in-2023/.
Web and Blogs
Halton, Clay. “Downsizing: Meaning, Consequences, and Examples.” Investopedia, May 26, 2024. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/downsize.asp.
Gorbachik, Lilia. “Layoffs news, plan B, fiction books.” Substack, Lilia in Tech, Jan. 23, 2024. https://liliapm.substack.com/p/layoffs-news-plan-b-fiction-books.
Brown, Tania P. “7 Steps To Prepare For A Layoff.” Taniapbrown.com, Jan. 2024. https://www.taniapbrown.com/blog/7-steps-to-preparing-for-a-layoff.
Alvarez, Stephanie Chavez. “Navigating Tech Layoffs in 2023: Turning Challenges into Opportunities.” Medium, Sep. 29, 2023. https://medium.com/@projectmanagementandleadership/navigating-tech-layoffs-in-2023-turning-challenges-into-opportunities-36fc54c51749.
Nez, Frank. “Thousands Now Affected By Massive Layoffs in Illinois.” FrankNez.com, Sep. 11, 2023. https://franknez.com/thousands-now-affected-by-massive-layoffs-in-illinois/.
Sy, Payton. “5 Tips to Bounce Back After a Remote Nursing Job Layoff.” Nurse Fern, Sep. 2023. https://nursefern.com/remote-nurse-layoff/.
Paulus, Nathan. “How to Survive and Bounce Back From Being Laid Off.” MoneyGeek.com, Aug. 18, 2023. https://www.moneygeek.com/financial-planning/resources/how-to-navigate-a-layoff/.
Lytle, Bob. “Historical layoff data (and what to do with it).” Rel8ed, Jul. 28, 2022. https://www.rel8ed.to/historical-layoff-data-and-what-to-do-with-it/.