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January 2026 layoffs: 214 layoff notices

The short version

Employers filed 214 layoff notices dated January 2026, naming 25,720 people, across 37 states.

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

Largest employers in January

  1. Amazon layoffs5,803 people · 20 notices
  2. Tyson Foods, Inc (Amarillo B-Shift Operations) Updated layoffs1,761 people · 1 notice
  3. Macys Cheshire Fulfillment Center layoffs993 people · 1 notice
  4. T-Mobile USA, Inc. layoffs831 people · 4 notices
  5. Citibank layoffs820 people · 1 notice
  6. Home depot layoffs797 people · 1 notice
  7. Alan Ritchey layoffs729 people · 1 notice
  8. First Brands Group (Champion Laboratories, Inc.-multiple sites) layoffs642 people · 1 notice
  9. NIKE Retail Services, Inc. layoffs583 people · 1 notice
  10. Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC layoffs533 people · 1 notice
  11. Thermo Fisher Scientific layoffs423 people · 1 notice
  12. DLH Solutions layoffs403 people · 2 notices
  13. BPM Limited layoffs396 people · 2 notices
  14. Meta layoffs331 people · 1 notice
  15. Tyson Extension - Lexington layoffs294 people · 1 notice

By state

By industry

Every notice, largest first

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

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