The Week of November 16: 6,145 Workers Scheduled for Layoffs

The week of November 16, 2026, is shaping up as the second-heaviest layoff week on the current WARN calendar. According to Layoff Atlas, 6,145 workers are scheduled for layoffs effective that week — behind only the week of November 9, which leads the calendar with 6,568 workers.

These are reported plans, not confirmed job losses. WARN notices are advance notifications that employers file with state labor agencies before qualifying mass layoffs and plant closures. A scheduled effective date is the date the employer says the layoffs will take effect, and the figures can change if an employer postpones, extends, or cancels a planned action.

Where November 16 sits in the six-week stretch

The six weeks from October 26 through November 30 carry 34,989 scheduled workers in total, based on the effective dates currently in the registry.…