All Tracked States

Click any state to view all WARN Act notices, top affected cities, and layoff type breakdowns.

OH Ohio
3,371 Notices
1,440,689 Employees

Ohio follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

NJ New Jersey
5,972 Notices
991,124 Employees

NJ WARN requires 90 days notice and mandates severance pay for affected employees.

NY New York
7,081 Notices
599,058 Employees

NY WARN requires 90 days notice (vs. 60 federal) and covers employers with 50+ employees.

PA Pennsylvania
3,794 Notices
477,783 Employees

Pennsylvania follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

TX Texas
2,286 Notices
209,722 Employees

Texas follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

WA Washington
1,296 Notices
197,539 Employees

Washington follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

AL Alabama
1,071 Notices
187,967 Employees

Alabama follows federal WARN requirements. Workforce Alabama publishes a CSV data feed with closure and layoff notices.

MD Maryland
1,546 Notices
170,801 Employees

Maryland follows federal WARN requirements. Dept. of Labor publishes notices with NAICS codes and local area data.

IN Indiana
1,039 Notices
159,946 Employees

Indiana follows federal WARN requirements. Dept. of Workforce Development publishes notices with NAICS industry codes.

KY Kentucky
1,204 Notices
156,143 Employees

Kentucky follows federal WARN requirements. KYWorks publishes WARN notices with NAICS codes and county-level workforce data.

MO Missouri
924 Notices
145,573 Employees

Missouri follows federal WARN requirements. Office of Workforce Development publishes notices with industry and regional data.

CA California
2,502 Notices
138,526 Employees

Cal-WARN Act applies to employers with 75+ employees. EDD maintains the official notice list.

VA Virginia
1,128 Notices
131,750 Employees

Virginia follows federal WARN requirements. VirginiaWorks publishes notices with impact dates and notice types.

LA Louisiana
594 Notices
84,100 Employees

Louisiana follows federal WARN requirements. Louisiana Workforce Commission publishes annual WARN reports with employer and industry data.

AZ Arizona
730 Notices
74,984 Employees

Arizona follows federal WARN requirements. AZ Job Connection publishes WARN notices with employer details and workforce area data.

OK Oklahoma
697 Notices
73,199 Employees

Oklahoma follows federal WARN requirements. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission publishes WARN notices with employer, city, and notice type data.

MI Michigan
475 Notices
72,486 Employees

Michigan follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

NC North Carolina
602 Notices
59,666 Employees

North Carolina follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

WI Wisconsin
630 Notices
59,527 Employees

Wisconsin follows federal WARN requirements. DWD publishes notices with NAICS industry codes.

IL Illinois
732 Notices
58,823 Employees

Illinois WARN applies to employers with 75+ employees — lower than the federal 100 threshold.

OR Oregon
275 Notices
43,116 Employees

Oregon follows federal WARN requirements. HECC tracks layoff notices with employer and city details.

ID Idaho
331 Notices
41,865 Employees

Idaho follows federal WARN requirements. The Idaho Department of Labor publishes current and historical WARN notice PDFs with employer, city, employee count, and effective date data.

GA Georgia
277 Notices
41,609 Employees

Georgia follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

KS Kansas
246 Notices
41,458 Employees

Kansas follows federal WARN requirements. KANSASWORKS publishes WARN notices with employer details, city, ZIP code, and workforce area data.

FL Florida
642 Notices
39,685 Employees

Florida follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

UT Utah
281 Notices
35,980 Employees

Utah follows federal WARN requirements. Dept. of Workforce Services publishes notices online.

IA Iowa
576 Notices
26,703 Employees

Iowa has a state WARN Act with a lower 25-employee threshold. Iowa Workforce Development publishes notices with county, industry, and regional workforce data.

DC District of Columbia
143 Notices
25,319 Employees

The District of Columbia follows federal WARN requirements. DOES publishes annual WARN notification pages with organization name, notice date, effective layoff date, employees affected, and code type (layoff or closure).

RI Rhode Island
131 Notices
25,155 Employees

Rhode Island follows federal WARN requirements. The Department of Labor and Training publishes WARN notices in an Excel file with employer, location, employee count, effective date, and closure/union data.

SC South Carolina
189 Notices
18,717 Employees

South Carolina follows federal WARN requirements. SC Works publishes annual WARN reports with county and employment impact data.

DE Delaware
77 Notices
17,985 Employees

Delaware has its own state WARN Act requiring 60 days notice. The Delaware JobLink database publishes WARN notices with employer, city, notice date, and employee count data.

NH New Hampshire
161 Notices
15,901 Employees

New Hampshire requires employers with 75+ employees to provide 60-day WARN notice — a lower threshold than the federal 100-employee requirement. NHES publishes notices with employer, city, county, and employee count data.

CO Colorado
166 Notices
15,298 Employees

Colorado follows federal WARN requirements. CDLE publishes notices with NAICS codes and workforce area data.

TN Tennessee
93 Notices
14,674 Employees

Tennessee follows federal WARN requirements. Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development publishes notices by county.

NV Nevada
194 Notices
14,287 Employees

Nevada follows federal WARN requirements. The Nevada DETR publishes annual master WARN PDF reports with employer, city, county, and notification type data.

MS Mississippi
118 Notices
12,920 Employees

Mississippi follows federal WARN requirements. MDES publishes quarterly WARN PDF reports with employer, county, NAICS codes, and workforce area data.

NE Nebraska
46 Notices
11,723 Employees

Nebraska follows federal WARN requirements. The Nebraska Department of Labor publishes WARN notices with employer, jobs affected, and location data.

ME Maine
82 Notices
9,232 Employees

Maine requires 90 days notice for relocations and closings. Maine JobLink publishes a searchable WARN database with employer, city, notice date, and employee count data.

VT Vermont
96 Notices
9,085 Employees

Vermont follows federal WARN requirements. Vermont JobLink publishes a searchable WARN database with employer, city, notice date, and employee count data.

AK Alaska
63 Notices
8,974 Employees

Alaska follows federal WARN requirements. The Alaska Job Center Network publishes WARN notices with employer, location, notice date, layoff date, employees affected, and links to individual PDF filings.

SD South Dakota
78 Notices
8,856 Employees

South Dakota follows federal WARN requirements. The Department of Labor and Regulation publishes WARN notices with employer, location, date received, and employee count data.

MA Massachusetts
68 Notices
6,614 Employees

Massachusetts requires 90 days notice for employers with 50+ employees.

ND North Dakota
55 Notices
5,884 Employees

North Dakota follows federal WARN requirements. Job Service North Dakota publishes WARN notices in a PDF with employer, location, notice date, layoff date, and employee count data.

NM New Mexico
86 Notices
5,306 Employees

New Mexico follows federal WARN requirements. The Department of Workforce Solutions publishes yearly WARN PDFs with employer, county, layoff date, and employee count data.

MT Montana
45 Notices
4,201 Employees

Montana follows federal WARN requirements. The Department of Labor and Industry publishes WARN notices in an Excel file with employer, county, industry, notice date, impact date, and employee count data.

WV West Virginia
61 Notices
2,834 Employees

West Virginia follows federal WARN requirements. WorkForce West Virginia publishes WARN notices with employer, county, projected layoff date, type, and number of employees affected.

MN Minnesota
52 Notices
2,235 Employees

Minnesota follows federal WARN requirements. DEED publishes monthly mass layoff reports with WARN-flagged layoff events.

CT Connecticut
6 Notices
1,569 Employees

Connecticut follows federal WARN requirements. The CT Department of Labor publishes WARN notices with layoff dates, worker counts, and closure information.

HI Hawaii
429 Notices
Employees

Hawaii follows federal WARN requirements. The Workforce Development Council publishes WARN notices by year with employer name, notice date, and links to individual PDF documents.

State-by-State Comparison

State WARN Notices Employees Affected Avg. per Notice
OH Ohio 3,371 1,440,689 427
NJ New Jersey 5,972 991,124 166
NY New York 7,081 599,058 85
PA Pennsylvania 3,794 477,783 126
TX Texas 2,286 209,722 92
WA Washington 1,296 197,539 152
AL Alabama 1,071 187,967 176
MD Maryland 1,546 170,801 110
IN Indiana 1,039 159,946 154
KY Kentucky 1,204 156,143 130
MO Missouri 924 145,573 158
CA California 2,502 138,526 55
VA Virginia 1,128 131,750 117
LA Louisiana 594 84,100 142
AZ Arizona 730 74,984 103
OK Oklahoma 697 73,199 105
MI Michigan 475 72,486 153
NC North Carolina 602 59,666 99
WI Wisconsin 630 59,527 94
IL Illinois 732 58,823 80
OR Oregon 275 43,116 157
ID Idaho 331 41,865 126
GA Georgia 277 41,609 150
KS Kansas 246 41,458 169
FL Florida 642 39,685 62
UT Utah 281 35,980 128
IA Iowa 576 26,703 46
DC District of Columbia 143 25,319 177
RI Rhode Island 131 25,155 192
SC South Carolina 189 18,717 99
DE Delaware 77 17,985 234
NH New Hampshire 161 15,901 99
CO Colorado 166 15,298 92
TN Tennessee 93 14,674 158
NV Nevada 194 14,287 74
MS Mississippi 118 12,920 109
NE Nebraska 46 11,723 255
ME Maine 82 9,232 113
VT Vermont 96 9,085 95
AK Alaska 63 8,974 142
SD South Dakota 78 8,856 114
MA Massachusetts 68 6,614 97
ND North Dakota 55 5,884 107
NM New Mexico 86 5,306 62
MT Montana 45 4,201 93
WV West Virginia 61 2,834 46
MN Minnesota 52 2,235 43
CT Connecticut 6 1,569 262
HI Hawaii 429 0
Total 42,741 5,996,591 140

Understanding State WARN Act Laws

The federal WARN Act sets minimum requirements for layoff notices: employers with 100+ employees must provide 60 days advance notice before plant closures or mass layoffs affecting 50+ workers. However, several states have enacted their own WARN laws with stricter protections.

Stricter State Laws

Federal Standard

These states follow the federal WARN Act requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.

Learn more about the WARN Act →

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