Layoffs, week of Dec 29 to Jan 4, 2026
The short version
Employers filed 25 layoff notices dated that week, naming 2,944 people, across 12 states. The week before had 11, so notices were up 14.
Counted by the date on each filing; a state can publish a notice later, so a week’s count can grow.
By state
- New Jersey10 notices · 1,349 people
- Pennsylvania4 notices · 352 people
- Michigan1 notice · 265 people
- Indiana1 notice · 257 people
- Colorado2 notices · 219 people
- South Carolina1 notice · 130 people
- Texas1 notice · 89 people
- Georgia1 notice · 75 people
- Tennessee1 notice · 70 people
- Illinois1 notice · 59 people
- Maryland1 notice · 55 people
- Washington1 notice · 24 people
By industry
- Retail & E-commerce4 notices · 453 people
- Transportation & Logistics3 notices · 278 people
- Automotive & Mobility1 notice · 265 people
- Manufacturing & Industrial1 notice · 257 people
- Insurance1 notice · 242 people
- Consumer Packaged Goods2 notices · 215 people
- Professional Services & Consulting1 notice · 205 people
- Agriculture & Food Production1 notice · 170 people
Largest notices
- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC265 people · Michigan, Oakland County · Dec 30, 2025
- Dalton Corporation257 people · Indiana, Warsaw · Dec 29, 2025
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ242 people · New Jersey, Newark · Jan 1, 2026
- Amazon240 people · New Jersey, Amazon · Jan 1, 2026
- ERMC205 people · New Jersey, ERMC · Jan 1, 2026
- SFC Global Supply Chain170 people · New Jersey, Robbinsville · Jan 1, 2026
- Lifetime Brands140 people · New Jersey, Robbinsville · Jan 1, 2026
- Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.137 people · Pennsylvania, Philadelphia · Dec 31, 2025
Every notice
- Saddle Creek Logistics Services130 people · SC · Jan 2, 2026
- TIAA101 people · CO · Jan 2, 2026
- BAE Systems, Inc.55 people · MD · Jan 2, 2026
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ242 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- Amazon240 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- ERMC205 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- SFC Global Supply Chain170 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- Lifetime Brands140 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- Macy's Retail Holdings89 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- T-Mobile USA78 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- Saks & Company69 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- International Real Estate Partners US Corp61 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- The Fresh Market55 people · NJ · Jan 1, 2026
- Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.137 people · PA · Dec 31, 2025
- The Coca-Cola Company75 people · GA · Dec 30, 2025
- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC265 people · MI · Dec 30, 2025
- US Endodontics, LLC70 people · TN · Dec 30, 2025
- DHL Supply Chain66 people · PA · Dec 30, 2025
- Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc.59 people · IL · Dec 30, 2025
- FedEx Corporation Facility89 people · TX · Dec 29, 2025
- Dalton Corporation257 people · IN · Dec 29, 2025
- KIRA Training118 people · CO · Dec 29, 2025
- GIANT Company, LLC76 people · PA · Dec 29, 2025
- First Brands Group, LLC, d/b/a Eagle Castings73 people · PA · Dec 29, 2025
- Doosan GridTech24 people · WA · Dec 29, 2025
Laid off or between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules by state.