WARN Act Database

2023 Layoff Notices

Complete 2023 WARN Act data — all 12 months finalized.

2023 Year in ReviewFinal Data

Notices Filed

4,148

+87% vs 2022

Workers Affected

367k

+86% vs 2022

Peak Month (Workers)

August

most workers affected

Peak Month (Notices)

August

most filings

Top States by Workers Affected

1California
89,230workers·1575 notices
2Texas
24,000workers·224 notices
3Kansas
23,436workers·18 notices
4Washington
21,446workers·73 notices
5Illinois
18,019workers·108 notices
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Data sourced from state WARN Act filings. Schema: State · Company · City · Workers · WARN Date · Effective Date. This is the final dataset for 2023 — no further updates expected.