Layoffs, week of May 12 to May 18, 2025

The short version

Employers filed 32 layoff notices dated that week, naming 6,009 people, across 15 states. The week before had 22, so notices were up 10.

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

By state

Largest notices

  • Microsoft1,985 people · Washington, Redmond · May 13, 2025
  • Sodexo881 people · Louisiana, New Orleans · May 16, 2025
  • Georgia-Pacific, LLC535 people · Georgia, Early County · May 14, 2025
  • FedEx Supply Chain383 people · Georgia, FedEx Supply Chain Inc's · May 16, 2025
  • Compass Group USA, Inc.350 people · South Carolina, Spartanburg County · May 14, 2025
  • Syncom Space Services296 people · Louisiana, New Orleans · May 15, 2025
  • Molina Healthcare of Virginia Inc.268 people · Virginia, Richmond · May 13, 2025
  • Compass Group USA, Inc.244 people · Michigan, Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital Allegan, Michigan Allegan Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital Plainwell, Michigan Allegan Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital Dowagiac, Michigan Cass Ascension Borgess Hospital Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo Ascension Borgess Health & Fitness Center Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo County · May 15, 2025

Every notice

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