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Layoffs, week of Jul 28 to Aug 3, 2025

The short version

Employers filed 54 layoff notices dated that week, naming 3,964 people, across 16 states. The week before had 16, so notices were up 38.

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

Every notice

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