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March 2026 layoffs: 222 layoff notices

The short version

Employers filed 222 layoff notices dated March 2026, naming 21,141 people, across 35 states. February had 224, so notices were down 2.

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

Largest employers in March

  1. Oracle layoffs1,014 people · 2 notices
  2. SK Battery America layoffs958 people · 1 notice
  3. First Brands Group, LLC(Billy Mitchell) layoffs904 people · 4 notices
  4. Saks & Company LLC layoffs829 people · 8 notices
  5. Liberty Home Choices layoffs615 people · 1 notice
  6. Compass Group USA, Inc. layoffs559 people · 3 notices
  7. Thrive SMP LLC layoffs497 people · 1 notice
  8. United Natural Foods, Inc. layoffs443 people · 1 notice
  9. Lourdes University layoffs387 people · 1 notice
  10. Charter Communications, Inc. layoffs375 people · 2 notices
  11. Family Dollar layoffs373 people · 1 notice
  12. PharmaCann, Inc. layoffs322 people · 3 notices
  13. Bowhead Logistics Management, LLC layoffs307 people · 1 notice
  14. Stanley Black and Decker layoffs300 people · 1 notice
  15. Epic Games layoffs293 people · 2 notices

By state

By industry

Every notice, largest first

Showing 100 of 222. 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/march.

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