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February 2026 layoffs: 224 layoff notices

The short version

Employers filed 224 layoff notices dated February 2026, naming 21,000 people, across 36 states. January had 214, so notices were up 10.

Counted by the date on each filing; a state can publish a notice later, so a month’s count can grow.

Largest employers in February

  1. Franciscan Health Olympia Fields layoffs1,535 people · 1 notice
  2. Amazon layoffs1,525 people · 2 notices
  3. First Brands Group, LLC (Horizon Global) layoffs926 people · 7 notices
  4. SDH Education West, LLC layoffs689 people · 3 notices
  5. T-Mobile layoffs637 people · 1 notice
  6. WALGREEN CO. layoffs468 people · 2 notices
  7. Stanley Black & Decker layoffs441 people · 1 notice
  8. IPIC Theaters layoffs382 people · 4 notices
  9. Whirlpool Corporation layoffs341 people · 1 notice
  10. Aludyne Inc layoffs341 people · 1 notice
  11. Specialty Physicians of Illinois, LLC layoffs329 people · 1 notice
  12. WP Company LLC layoffs324 people · 2 notices
  13. CVS Heath - Aetna layoffs313 people · 1 notice
  14. First Brands Group Darke layoffs302 people · 1 notice
  15. Heartland Human Care Services layoffs288 people · 4 notices

By state

By industry

Every notice, largest first

Showing 100 of 224. All rows are in the downloadable record.

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NextChapter layoff tracker, layoff notices collected from state labor departments. https://launchyournextchapter.com/layoffs/2026/february.

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