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Kroger laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining

about 5,700 professional jobs are open in Tennessee, including about 77 at Kroger. 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 Kroger layoff notices, dates and sources

Jobs open now

about 5,700 professional jobs are open in Tennessee, and about 77 at Kroger. 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 Michigan unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  2. File for Tennessee unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  3. File for Oklahoma unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  4. File for Illinois unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  5. File for Virginia unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  6. Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
  7. Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
  8. 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 Kroger 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 Kroger file layoff notices?
Yes. Kroger has filed 5 layoff notices with labor departments in Michigan, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Illinois, Virginia, naming 353 workers. The most recent was filed Jul 29, 2026.
How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Kroger?
File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Tennessee, 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 Kroger employees?
about 5,700 professional jobs are open in Tennessee today, and about 77 at Kroger 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 Kroger 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 Kroger, newest first
Notice dateEmployerStateCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
KrogerTakes effect Sep 30, 2026MichiganGenesee County68Facility closureState record
KrogerTakes effect Feb 1, 2026TennesseeDavidson County132—State record
KrogerOklahomaOklahoma City—ClosureState record
KrogerIllinoisMaywood72ClosureState record
KrogerTakes effect Aug 22, 2025VirginiaCharlottesville81ClosureState record

Full notice record and news mentions for Kroger

Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Jul 29, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Kroger. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.