Layoffs, week of Feb 16 to Feb 22, 2026
The short version
Employers filed 49 layoff notices dated that week, naming 3,503 people, across 20 states. The week before had 49.
Counted by the date on each filing; a state can publish a notice later, so a week’s count can grow.
By state
- Illinois5 notices · 469 people
- Mississippi1 notice · 441 people
- New York11 notices · 388 people
- Texas4 notices · 357 people
- Iowa2 notices · 343 people
- Virginia3 notices · 256 people
- North Carolina2 notices · 217 people
- South Carolina2 notices · 192 people
- Tennessee2 notices · 186 people
- Maryland4 notices · 184 people
- Georgia2 notices · 127 people
- Connecticut1 notice · 101 people
By industry
- Manufacturing & Industrial6 notices · 1,097 people
- Non-profit & Social Impact12 notices · 516 people
- Retail & E-commerce8 notices · 449 people
- Transportation & Logistics2 notices · 236 people
- Media & Entertainment3 notices · 200 people
- Hospitality, Travel & Food Service2 notices · 156 people
- Pharmaceuticals & Biotech2 notices · 153 people
- Insurance2 notices · 102 people
Largest notices
- Stanley Black & Decker441 people · Mississippi, Lee County · Feb 20, 2026
- Whirlpool Corporation341 people · Iowa, Iowa County · Feb 17, 2026
- GXO185 people · Tennessee, Shelby County · Feb 19, 2026
- H&M Fashion USA, Inc.181 people · Illinois, Chicago · Feb 20, 2026
- Walgreens159 people · Texas, Harris County · Feb 18, 2026
- International Paper Company126 people · South Carolina, Georgetown County · Feb 18, 2026
- Corning123 people · North Carolina, Edgecombe County · Feb 19, 2026
- Stockyards Hotel and H3 Ranch120 people · Texas, Tarrant County · Feb 19, 2026
Every notice
- Nordstrom Card Services15 people · UT · Feb 21, 2026
- Spudnik Equipment CoID · Feb 20, 2026
- Stanley Black & Decker441 people · MS · Feb 20, 2026
- H&M Fashion USA, Inc.181 people · IL · Feb 20, 2026
- Rising Ground Inc.68 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Koppers Inc.66 people · SC · Feb 20, 2026
- Pinnacle Managing Co LLC64 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Rising Ground Inc.43 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Rising Ground Inc.29 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Rising Ground Inc.27 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Rising Ground Inc.24 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Rising Ground Inc.17 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Rising Ground Inc.15 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Rising Ground Inc.5 people · NY · Feb 20, 2026
- Stockyards Hotel and H3 Ranch120 people · TX · Feb 19, 2026
- Bluum USA Inc.60 people · TX · Feb 19, 2026
- Main Street Sports Group, LLC.18 people · TX · Feb 19, 2026
- GXO185 people · TN · Feb 19, 2026
- Corning123 people · NC · Feb 19, 2026
- Catalent Maryland, Inc.93 people · MD · Feb 19, 2026
- CVG – Commercial Vehicle Group Alabama76 people · AL · Feb 19, 2026
- Tourmaline Bio Inc.60 people · NY · Feb 19, 2026
- Hornblower Cruises and Events, LLC51 people · MD · Feb 19, 2026
- CHS Northwest38 people · WA · Feb 19, 2026
- Louis Vuitton10 people · AL · Feb 19, 2026
- Liberty Dental Plan1 people · TN · Feb 19, 2026
- Walgreens159 people · TX · Feb 18, 2026
- International Paper Company126 people · SC · Feb 18, 2026
- JC Penney74 people · VA · Feb 18, 2026
- Whirlpool Corporation341 people · IA · Feb 17, 2026
- Heartland Human Care Services120 people · IL · Feb 17, 2026
- AOL108 people · VA · Feb 17, 2026
- Talcott Resolution Life, Inc.101 people · CT · Feb 17, 2026
- Huntington Ingall Industries (HII) Mission Technologies74 people · VA · Feb 17, 2026
- Heartland Human Care Services66 people · IL · Feb 17, 2026
- Heartland Human Care Services58 people · IL · Feb 17, 2026
- Green Leaf Medicals, LLC52 people · PA · Feb 17, 2026
- Heartland Human Care Services44 people · IL · Feb 17, 2026
- PT OPCO, LLC d/b/a Pink Taco36 people · NY · Feb 17, 2026
- Breakthru Beverage Group35 people · MD · Feb 17, 2026
- Lowe’s Companies, Inc.5 people · MD · Feb 17, 2026
- Lowe's3 people · OR · Feb 17, 2026
- Wells Fargo2 people · IA · Feb 17, 2026
- Main Street Sports Group74 people · GA · Feb 16, 2026
- ION Media Networks, Inc.53 people · GA · Feb 16, 2026
- Lowe's Companies, Inc.AZ · Feb 16, 2026
- Focus Services, LLC94 people · NC · Feb 16, 2026
- Peshastin Pear Packers, LLC.31 people · WA · Feb 16, 2026
- Lowe's Companies17 people · OH · Feb 16, 2026
Laid off or between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules by state.