November Layoff Calendar: 29,648 Workers Scheduled Across Five Weeks, WARN Data Shows

If you read one number this morning, make it this one: 29,648. That is how many workers have layoffs scheduled to take effect in the five weeks from October 26 through November 23, 2026, according to WARN notices tracked by Layoff Atlas.

The registry's current 90-day window holds 721 notices covering 66,487 reported workers — which means about 45 percent of all workers in the entire window are concentrated in this single five-week stretch. November isn't building toward one bad week. It is five heavy weeks in a row.

The week-by-week calendar

Layoff Atlas groups upcoming layoffs by effective week. Here is how the stretch looks, in the site's current weekly view:

• Week of October 26: 5,754 workers
• Week of November 2: 5,061 workers
• Week of November 9: 6,568 workers — the largest of the five
• Week of November 16: 6,145 workers
• Week of November 23: 6,120 workers

The current week, starting October 19, shows 1,432 workers — most of its effective dates are already in the rearview mirror, which is why the forward calendar starts with October 26.

What the calendar actually says

Three things stand out.

First, there is no breather week. The lightest of the five weeks (November 2, at 5,061 workers) would be a heavy week in most months. Layoff calendars usually have peaks and valleys; this stretch has peaks and slightly lower peaks.

Second, the peak lands mid-month. The November 9 week, at 6,568 workers, is the largest in this view, followed closely by November 16 (6,145) and the Thanksgiving week of November 23 (6,120). The holiday does not appear to be slowing the schedule — the week containing Thanksgiving carries essentially the same load as the weeks around it.

Third, the concentration is unusual. When nearly half of a 90-day window's workers fall inside five consecutive weeks, it means the rest of the window — the other two-plus months — is comparatively quiet. Effective dates are clustering. That clustering is worth watching, because it is exactly the pattern that shows up when large employers set the same end-of-year timelines.

The national picture behind the calendar

The five-week total sits inside a 90-day window of 721 WARN notices and 66,487 reported workers, with 28 notices carrying unavailable worker counts (those are excluded from the totals). The state ranking in that window is led by Washington (16,855 workers) and California (15,042), followed by Illinois (4,626), Texas (3,784), and Ohio (3,180). Figures were last refreshed on October 18, 2026.

The most recent notices entering the registry include filings from Behlen Building Systems (55 workers, Sarasota, Florida, effective December 18), Neil Jones Food Company (116 workers, Firebaugh, California, effective December 14), and Builders FirstSource (82 workers, Jacksonville, Florida, effective December 12) — a reminder that the calendar keeps extending past November, with December dates already filling in.

How to read these numbers

Every figure here describes reported plans, not confirmed job losses. WARN notices are advance filings employers make with state labor agencies; effective dates can shift, numbers can be revised, and some announced reductions never fully materialize. Coverage and reporting rules also vary by state — a state with fewer notices may simply publish less, not lay off less. Treat the calendar as the best available forward view of scheduled workforce reductions, not a final count.

Data source: Layoff Atlas.