November 19 Is the Heaviest Fully Upcoming Layoff Week: 8,412 Workers Scheduled

The next six weeks of scheduled US layoffs total 35,195 reported workers, according to current WARN notice data. The single heaviest week still entirely ahead of us is the week of November 19, 2026, with 8,412 workers carrying effective dates in that week. Only the current week, starting October 29, is larger, at 8,520 workers — and that week is already underway.

These figures come from Layoff Atlas, which tracks WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notices filed with state labor agencies. The registry's current 90-day window covers 664 notices and 62,049 reported workers, with 30 notices carrying no worker count, last updated October 28, 2026.…