WARN Act Notices by State
LayoffAlert tracks official WARN Act layoff and plant closure notices from 49 state labor departments. Browse by state to view all filed notices, top cities, and local layoff trends.
All Tracked States
Click any state to view all WARN Act notices, top affected cities, and layoff type breakdowns.
Nevada follows federal WARN requirements. The Nevada DETR publishes annual master WARN PDF reports with employer, city, county, and notification type data.
Ohio follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.
NJ WARN requires 90 days notice and mandates severance pay for affected employees.
NY WARN requires 90 days notice (vs. 60 federal) and covers employers with 50+ employees.
Pennsylvania follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.
Texas follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.
Washington follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.
Alabama follows federal WARN requirements. Workforce Alabama publishes a CSV data feed with closure and layoff notices.
Maryland follows federal WARN requirements. Dept. of Labor publishes notices with NAICS codes and local area data.
Kentucky follows federal WARN requirements. KYWorks publishes WARN notices with NAICS codes and county-level workforce data.
Indiana follows federal WARN requirements. Dept. of Workforce Development publishes notices with NAICS industry codes.
Missouri follows federal WARN requirements. Office of Workforce Development publishes notices with industry and regional data.
Virginia follows federal WARN requirements. VirginiaWorks publishes notices with impact dates and notice types.
Cal-WARN Act applies to employers with 75+ employees. EDD maintains the official notice list.
Louisiana follows federal WARN requirements. Louisiana Workforce Commission publishes annual WARN reports with employer and industry data.
Arizona follows federal WARN requirements. AZ Job Connection publishes WARN notices with employer details and workforce area data.
Oklahoma follows federal WARN requirements. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission publishes WARN notices with employer, city, and notice type data.
Michigan follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.
North Carolina follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.
Wisconsin follows federal WARN requirements. DWD publishes notices with NAICS industry codes.
Illinois WARN applies to employers with 75+ employees — lower than the federal 100 threshold.
Oregon follows federal WARN requirements. HECC tracks layoff notices with employer and city details.
Kansas follows federal WARN requirements. KANSASWORKS publishes WARN notices with employer details, city, ZIP code, and workforce area data.
Georgia follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.
Utah follows federal WARN requirements. Dept. of Workforce Services publishes notices online.
Florida follows federal WARN requirements: 100+ employees, 60 days notice.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Iowa has a state WARN Act with a lower 25-employee threshold. Iowa Workforce Development publishes notices with county, industry, and regional workforce data.
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.
South Carolina follows federal WARN requirements. SC Works publishes annual WARN reports with county and employment impact data.
Colorado follows federal WARN requirements. CDLE publishes notices with NAICS codes and workforce area data.
Tennessee follows federal WARN requirements. Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development publishes notices by county.
Nebraska follows federal WARN requirements. The Nebraska Department of Labor publishes WARN notices with employer, jobs affected, and location data.
Mississippi follows federal WARN requirements. MDES publishes quarterly WARN PDF reports with employer, county, NAICS codes, and workforce area data.
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.
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.
South Dakota follows federal WARN requirements. The Department of Labor and Regulation publishes WARN notices with employer, location, date received, and employee count data.
Vermont follows federal WARN requirements. Vermont JobLink publishes a searchable WARN database with employer, city, notice date, and employee count data.
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.
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.
New Mexico follows federal WARN requirements. The Department of Workforce Solutions publishes yearly WARN PDFs with employer, county, layoff date, and employee count data.
Massachusetts requires 90 days notice for employers with 50+ 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.
Minnesota follows federal WARN requirements. DEED publishes monthly mass layoff reports with WARN-flagged layoff events.
Connecticut follows federal WARN requirements. The CT Department of Labor publishes WARN notices with layoff dates, worker counts, and closure information.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV Nevada | 177 | 555,323,503 | 3,137,421 |
| OH Ohio | 3,261 | 1,427,796 | 438 |
| NJ New Jersey | 5,815 | 971,839 | 167 |
| NY New York | 6,910 | 590,531 | 85 |
| PA Pennsylvania | 3,709 | 467,643 | 126 |
| TX Texas | 4,393 | 389,204 | 89 |
| WA Washington | 1,253 | 191,283 | 153 |
| AL Alabama | 993 | 178,024 | 179 |
| MD Maryland | 1,469 | 165,582 | 113 |
| KY Kentucky | 1,247 | 157,159 | 126 |
| IN Indiana | 988 | 149,368 | 151 |
| MO Missouri | 889 | 137,058 | 154 |
| VA Virginia | 1,003 | 119,966 | 120 |
| CA California | 1,752 | 108,174 | 62 |
| LA Louisiana | 585 | 82,936 | 142 |
| AZ Arizona | 676 | 74,984 | 111 |
| OK Oklahoma | 691 | 73,199 | 106 |
| MI Michigan | 462 | 71,106 | 154 |
| NC North Carolina | 551 | 55,492 | 101 |
| WI Wisconsin | 514 | 53,399 | 104 |
| IL Illinois | 564 | 44,608 | 79 |
| OR Oregon | 264 | 42,201 | 160 |
| KS Kansas | 241 | 40,886 | 170 |
| GA Georgia | 240 | 35,475 | 148 |
| UT Utah | 271 | 34,896 | 129 |
| FL Florida | 513 | 28,534 | 56 |
| RI Rhode Island | 242 | 26,874 | 111 |
| DC District of Columbia | 132 | 22,496 | 170 |
| ID Idaho | 183 | 22,401 | 122 |
| DE Delaware | 75 | 17,917 | 239 |
| IA Iowa | 272 | 15,237 | 56 |
| NH New Hampshire | 135 | 13,645 | 101 |
| SC South Carolina | 135 | 12,537 | 93 |
| CO Colorado | 142 | 12,130 | 85 |
| TN Tennessee | 68 | 11,372 | 167 |
| NE Nebraska | 42 | 10,965 | 261 |
| MS Mississippi | 96 | 10,222 | 106 |
| ME Maine | 78 | 9,050 | 116 |
| AK Alaska | 62 | 8,814 | 142 |
| SD South Dakota | 76 | 8,802 | 116 |
| VT Vermont | 92 | 8,601 | 93 |
| MT Montana | 82 | 8,080 | 99 |
| ND North Dakota | 51 | 5,761 | 113 |
| NM New Mexico | 85 | 5,255 | 62 |
| MA Massachusetts | 49 | 4,775 | 97 |
| WV West Virginia | 52 | 2,834 | 55 |
| MN Minnesota | 39 | 2,115 | 54 |
| CT Connecticut | 6 | 1,569 | 262 |
| HI Hawaii | 411 | — | 0 |
| Total | 42,036 | 561,256,298 | 13,352 |
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
- California — 75+ employees (lower threshold)
- New York — 90 days notice, 50+ employees
- New Jersey — 90 days notice, severance required
- Illinois — 75+ employees (lower threshold)
- Massachusetts — 90 days notice, 50+ employees
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