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Layoff data: download the state record

3,589 layoff notices filed with state labor departments, one row per filing, collected from each state and linked to each state’s own record.

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How we count

Every figure on the layoff pages uses one of these units, and says which. The counts below come from the same rows as the tables and the downloadable file, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Filing
One row in a state labor department’s list of layoff notices. A state may file one row per site, so one employer can have several filings on one day. /data counts filings.
Layoff
Every filing by one employer, in one state, with one notice date, counted once. The tracker at /layoffs counts layoffs, so its totals are lower than the number of filings.
Reported layoff
A layoff from the press, layoffs.fyi or an announcement that has a U.S. state and no state filing by the same employer within 45 days. It is labelled “reported” wherever it is listed and it is not a state filing.
Workers named
The number of employees a notice or report gives. Some states leave it out, so the figure is a floor, never a count of everyone laid off.
Not counted
Announcements with no U.S. state (a company’s global cuts, a foreign government) and rows a person has dismissed. They are not U.S. layoffs, so no total here includes them.
Counts, same rows, different units
WhatCountWorkers named
Filings, last 24 months (since Feb 18, 2025): the downloadable file3,589397,258
Layoffs in 2026: state filings and reported layoffs with a U.S. state, once per employer, state and date2,273335,562
Of the layoffs above, rows from the press or layoffs.fyi (raw rows, before grouping)266130,172
Not counted: 2026 announcements with no U.S. state282534,260

Files

  • layoffs.csv: all states, opens in any spreadsheet
  • layoffs.json: the same rows with the license and citation, for code
  • One state: add ?state=TX to either file, or pick below.

Columns: state, employer, division, notice_date, effective_date, workers, layoff_type, place, source_url, nextchapter_url. Updated at least hourly from the states’ published records. A state may publish late or leave out worker counts, so this is a floor, not a count of every layoff.

License and how to cite

Free to use, share and adapt, including commercially, under CC BY 4.0. The one condition is credit with a link:

NextChapter layoff tracker, layoff notices collected from state labor departments. launchyournextchapter.com/layoffs

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All 51 jurisdictions are tracked; states with no notice in the period have no file.