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October 2026 layoffs: 302 layoff notices

The short version

Employers filed 302 layoff notices dated October 2026, naming 26,302 people, across 40 states. September had 287, so notices were up 15.

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

Largest employers in October

  1. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream layoffs2,346 people · 4 notices
  2. AEG Management Oakland LLC layoffs1,605 people · 1 notice
  3. 24Hr Homecare layoffs875 people · 1 notice
  4. UNM Medical Group layoffs678 people · 1 notice
  5. The Allstaff Group layoffs659 people · 1 notice
  6. Hasbro layoffs587 people · 1 notice
  7. Fender layoffs533 people · 1 notice
  8. Netflix, Inc. layoffs494 people · 2 notices
  9. National Frozen Foods Corporation layoffs439 people · 1 notice
  10. Dakkota Integrated Systems layoffs397 people · 1 notice
  11. Comcast layoffs360 people · 3 notices
  12. Davey Tree Surgery Company layoffs311 people · 9 notices
  13. Sodexo layoffs310 people · 2 notices
  14. Medline Industries layoffs304 people · 1 notice
  15. Buitoni layoffs251 people · 1 notice

By state

By industry

Every notice, largest first

Showing 100 of 302. 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/october.

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