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Layoffs, week of Aug 17 to Aug 23, 2026

The short version

Employers filed 86 layoff notices dated that week, naming 4,230 people, across 22 states. The week before had 78, so notices were up 8.

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

By state

By industry

Largest notices

Every notice

Showing 80 of 86. All rows are in the downloadable record.

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