All Tracked States

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

OH Ohio
3,398 Notices
1,445,463 Employees

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

NJ New Jersey
5,980 Notices
992,121 Employees

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

NY New York
7,096 Notices
600,582 Employees

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

PA Pennsylvania
3,807 Notices
479,234 Employees

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

TX Texas
2,288 Notices
209,791 Employees

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

WA Washington
1,319 Notices
201,107 Employees

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

AL Alabama
1,091 Notices
191,576 Employees

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

MD Maryland
1,562 Notices
172,023 Employees

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

IN Indiana
1,046 Notices
160,671 Employees

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

KY Kentucky
1,217 Notices
156,718 Employees

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

MO Missouri
937 Notices
147,113 Employees

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

CA California
2,655 Notices
146,111 Employees

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

VA Virginia
1,139 Notices
133,308 Employees

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

LA Louisiana
596 Notices
84,478 Employees

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

AZ Arizona
736 Notices
74,984 Employees

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

OK Oklahoma
698 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
475 Notices
72,486 Employees

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

NC North Carolina
648 Notices
64,115 Employees

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

WI Wisconsin
637 Notices
59,882 Employees

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

IL Illinois
750 Notices
58,823 Employees

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

ID Idaho
366 Notices
44,823 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.

OR Oregon
283 Notices
44,059 Employees

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

GA Georgia
291 Notices
44,006 Employees

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

KS Kansas
246 Notices
41,458 Employees

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

FL Florida
651 Notices
40,661 Employees

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

UT Utah
284 Notices
36,796 Employees

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

IA Iowa
699 Notices
33,676 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.

RI Rhode Island
247 Notices
28,112 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.

DC District of Columbia
144 Notices
25,404 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).

SC South Carolina
206 Notices
20,787 Employees

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

DE Delaware
78 Notices
18,091 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
174 Notices
15,985 Employees

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

NH New Hampshire
161 Notices
15,901 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
99 Notices
15,430 Employees

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

NV Nevada
202 Notices
14,777 Employees

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

MS Mississippi
118 Notices
12,920 Employees

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

NE Nebraska
47 Notices
11,814 Employees

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

MA Massachusetts
110 Notices
11,088 Employees

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

ME Maine
83 Notices
9,334 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.

VT Vermont
96 Notices
9,085 Employees

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

AK Alaska
63 Notices
8,974 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.

SD South Dakota
79 Notices
8,858 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.

MT Montana
87 Notices
8,256 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.

ND North Dakota
55 Notices
5,884 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.

MN Minnesota
80 Notices
3,344 Employees

Minnesota follows federal WARN requirements. DEED publishes monthly mass layoff reports with WARN-flagged layoff events.

WV West Virginia
62 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.

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
430 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 3,398 1,445,463 425
NJ New Jersey 5,980 992,121 166
NY New York 7,096 600,582 85
PA Pennsylvania 3,807 479,234 126
TX Texas 2,288 209,791 92
WA Washington 1,319 201,107 152
AL Alabama 1,091 191,576 176
MD Maryland 1,562 172,023 110
IN Indiana 1,046 160,671 154
KY Kentucky 1,217 156,718 129
MO Missouri 937 147,113 157
CA California 2,655 146,111 55
VA Virginia 1,139 133,308 117
LA Louisiana 596 84,478 142
AZ Arizona 736 74,984 102
OK Oklahoma 698 73,199 105
MI Michigan 475 72,486 153
NC North Carolina 648 64,115 99
WI Wisconsin 637 59,882 94
IL Illinois 750 58,823 78
ID Idaho 366 44,823 122
OR Oregon 283 44,059 156
GA Georgia 291 44,006 151
KS Kansas 246 41,458 169
FL Florida 651 40,661 62
UT Utah 284 36,796 130
IA Iowa 699 33,676 48
RI Rhode Island 247 28,112 114
DC District of Columbia 144 25,404 176
SC South Carolina 206 20,787 101
DE Delaware 78 18,091 232
CO Colorado 174 15,985 92
NH New Hampshire 161 15,901 99
TN Tennessee 99 15,430 156
NV Nevada 202 14,777 73
MS Mississippi 118 12,920 109
NE Nebraska 47 11,814 251
MA Massachusetts 110 11,088 101
ME Maine 83 9,334 112
VT Vermont 96 9,085 95
AK Alaska 63 8,974 142
SD South Dakota 79 8,858 112
MT Montana 87 8,256 95
ND North Dakota 55 5,884 107
NM New Mexico 86 5,306 62
MN Minnesota 80 3,344 42
WV West Virginia 62 2,834 46
CT Connecticut 6 1,569 262
HI Hawaii 430 0
Total 43,608 6,063,017 139

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 →