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Layoffs, week of Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2026

The short version

Employers filed 117 layoff notices dated that week, naming 10,044 people, across 31 states. The week before had 63, so notices were up 54.

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 117. All rows are in the downloadable record.

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