WARN ACT DATABASE — Data Updated Weekly

All Tracked States

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

OH Ohio
3,261 Notices
1,427,796 Employees

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

NJ New Jersey
5,846 Notices
976,115 Employees

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

NY New York
6,970 Notices
595,316 Employees

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

PA Pennsylvania
3,725 Notices
470,245 Employees

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

TX Texas
4,465 Notices
402,193 Employees

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

WA Washington
1,275 Notices
193,677 Employees

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

AL Alabama
1,015 Notices
182,049 Employees

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

CA California
2,995 Notices
174,753 Employees

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

MD Maryland
1,505 Notices
168,529 Employees

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

KY Kentucky
1,259 Notices
160,178 Employees

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

IN Indiana
1,019 Notices
157,106 Employees

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

MO Missouri
889 Notices
137,058 Employees

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

VA Virginia
1,025 Notices
123,035 Employees

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

LA Louisiana
588 Notices
83,202 Employees

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

AZ Arizona
689 Notices
74,984 Employees

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

OK Oklahoma
694 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
468 Notices
71,658 Employees

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

IL Illinois
700 Notices
58,823 Employees

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

NC North Carolina
561 Notices
56,899 Employees

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

WI Wisconsin
530 Notices
55,443 Employees

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

OR Oregon
271 Notices
42,920 Employees

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

KS Kansas
243 Notices
41,153 Employees

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

ID Idaho
310 Notices
39,945 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.

RI Rhode Island
248 Notices
38,263 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.

FL Florida
561 Notices
36,941 Employees

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

GA Georgia
249 Notices
36,736 Employees

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

UT Utah
276 Notices
35,378 Employees

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

IA Iowa
543 Notices
30,723 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
141 Notices
23,985 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).

DE Delaware
76 Notices
17,984 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.

CO Colorado
155 Notices
14,836 Employees

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

SC South Carolina
154 Notices
13,713 Employees

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

NH New Hampshire
135 Notices
13,645 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.

TN Tennessee
81 Notices
12,900 Employees

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

MS Mississippi
115 Notices
12,790 Employees

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

NV Nevada
185 Notices
12,689 Employees

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

NE Nebraska
42 Notices
10,965 Employees

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

ME Maine
78 Notices
9,050 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.

SD South Dakota
77 Notices
8,855 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.

AK Alaska
62 Notices
8,814 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.

VT Vermont
93 Notices
8,763 Employees

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

MT Montana
85 Notices
8,238 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.

MA Massachusetts
66 Notices
6,451 Employees

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

ND North Dakota
54 Notices
5,788 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.

WV West Virginia
60 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
421 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 3,261 1,427,796 438
NJ New Jersey 5,846 976,115 167
NY New York 6,970 595,316 85
PA Pennsylvania 3,725 470,245 126
TX Texas 4,465 402,193 90
WA Washington 1,275 193,677 152
AL Alabama 1,015 182,049 179
CA California 2,995 174,753 58
MD Maryland 1,505 168,529 112
KY Kentucky 1,259 160,178 127
IN Indiana 1,019 157,106 154
MO Missouri 889 137,058 154
VA Virginia 1,025 123,035 120
LA Louisiana 588 83,202 142
AZ Arizona 689 74,984 109
OK Oklahoma 694 73,199 105
MI Michigan 468 71,658 153
IL Illinois 700 58,823 84
NC North Carolina 561 56,899 101
WI Wisconsin 530 55,443 105
OR Oregon 271 42,920 158
KS Kansas 243 41,153 169
ID Idaho 310 39,945 129
RI Rhode Island 248 38,263 154
FL Florida 561 36,941 66
GA Georgia 249 36,736 148
UT Utah 276 35,378 128
IA Iowa 543 30,723 57
DC District of Columbia 141 23,985 170
DE Delaware 76 17,984 237
CO Colorado 155 14,836 96
SC South Carolina 154 13,713 89
NH New Hampshire 135 13,645 101
TN Tennessee 81 12,900 159
MS Mississippi 115 12,790 111
NV Nevada 185 12,689 69
NE Nebraska 42 10,965 261
ME Maine 78 9,050 116
SD South Dakota 77 8,855 115
AK Alaska 62 8,814 142
VT Vermont 93 8,763 94
MT Montana 85 8,238 97
MA Massachusetts 66 6,451 98
ND North Dakota 54 5,788 107
NM New Mexico 86 5,306 62
WV West Virginia 60 2,834 47
MN Minnesota 52 2,235 43
CT Connecticut 6 1,569 262
HI Hawaii 421 0
Total 44,404 6,145,727 138

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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