Week Ahead: November 29 Brings 5,832 Scheduled Layoffs

The week of November 29 is shaping up as one of the busiest layoff weeks left on the 2026 calendar. According to the latest WARN data tracked by Layoff Atlas, 5,832 workers are scheduled to be affected that week, making it the third-heaviest upcoming week in the current window.

That puts the final week of November just behind two even larger weeks: November 15, with 7,781 workers scheduled, and November 22, with 6,527. Together, the six weeks on the current calendar account for 35,222 scheduled workers, more than half of the 66,156 workers in the full 90-day notice window.

Where November 29 sits on the calendar

Here is how the upcoming weeks compare, by reported workers with effective dates in each week:

October 25: 5,206 workers

November 1: 4,565 workers

November 8: 5,311 workers

November 15: 7,781 workers

November 22: 6,527 workers

November 29: 5,832 workers

November 29 is not the heaviest week, but it is no quiet week either.…