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Chick-Fil-A laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining

about 1,000 professional jobs are open in California, including about 56 at Chick-Fil-A. Put in your email and we send a plan built for a layoff: benefits and deadlines first, then jobs matched to your background.

Benefits and deadlines first, then jobs that fit. One plan, and nothing else unless you ask.

All Chick-Fil-A layoff notices, dates and sources

Jobs open now

about 1,000 professional jobs are open in California, and about 56 at Chick-Fil-A. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.

These are the newest roles, not yet matched to you. Add your email at the top and tell us about your work, and we pick the jobs that fit you.

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What should I do first if I was affected?

  1. File for California unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  2. File for Pennsylvania unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  3. File for Texas unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  4. Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
  5. Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
  6. Line up bridge income while you search.

What help is there for benefits and retraining?

The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Not laid off? Pick what sounds like you

For anyone planning their next move at Chick-Fil-A or anywhere else. No résumé needed; we send a first-week plan.

Question 1

Where are you right now?

Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.

Questions

Did Chick-Fil-A file layoff notices?
Yes. Chick-Fil-A has filed 5 layoff notices with labor departments in California, Pennsylvania, Texas, naming 184 workers. The most recent was filed Nov 3, 2026.
How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Chick-Fil-A?
File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For California, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
Are there jobs open for former Chick-Fil-A employees?
about 1,000 professional jobs are open in California today, and about 56 at Chick-Fil-A itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
What help is there for retraining?
The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.

What did Chick-Fil-A file?

A layoff notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.

Layoff notices filed by Chick-Fil-A, newest first
Notice dateEmployerStateCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Chick-Fil-ATakes effect Jan 8, 2027CaliforniaOrange County24Closure TemporaryState record
Chick-Fil-ATakes effect Jan 8, 2027CaliforniaOrange County14Closure TemporaryState record
Chick-Fil-ATakes effect Dec 31, 2026CaliforniaVentura County87Closure PermanentState record
Effective Chick-fil-APennsylvaniaPhiladelphia49ClosureState record
Chick-Fil-ATakes effect Jun 7, 2025TexasTarrant County10—State record

Full notice record and news mentions for Chick-Fil-A

Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Nov 3, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Chick-Fil-A. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.