All Tracked States

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

OH Ohio
3,372 Notices
1,440,940 Employees

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

NJ New Jersey
5,964 Notices
988,913 Employees

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

NY New York
7,064 Notices
598,017 Employees

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

PA Pennsylvania
3,794 Notices
477,815 Employees

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

TX Texas
4,479 Notices
403,837 Employees

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

WA Washington
1,294 Notices
197,362 Employees

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

CA California
3,347 Notices
190,481 Employees

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

AL Alabama
1,063 Notices
186,223 Employees

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

MD Maryland
1,544 Notices
170,795 Employees

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

KY Kentucky
1,266 Notices
161,732 Employees

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

IN Indiana
1,039 Notices
159,946 Employees

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

MO Missouri
924 Notices
145,573 Employees

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

VA Virginia
1,126 Notices
131,484 Employees

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

LA Louisiana
594 Notices
84,100 Employees

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

AZ Arizona
730 Notices
74,984 Employees

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

OK Oklahoma
696 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
469 Notices
71,741 Employees

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

NC North Carolina
601 Notices
59,575 Employees

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

WI Wisconsin
626 Notices
59,328 Employees

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

IL Illinois
732 Notices
58,823 Employees

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

OR Oregon
275 Notices
43,116 Employees

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

ID Idaho
331 Notices
41,865 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.

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.

GA Georgia
274 Notices
41,289 Employees

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

RI Rhode Island
252 Notices
38,592 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.

FL Florida
632 Notices
38,559 Employees

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

UT Utah
280 Notices
35,677 Employees

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

IA Iowa
681 Notices
33,160 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.

DC District of Columbia
141 Notices
23,985 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
186 Notices
18,591 Employees

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

DE Delaware
77 Notices
17,985 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
161 Notices
15,024 Employees

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

NH New Hampshire
145 Notices
14,783 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
92 Notices
14,349 Employees

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

NV Nevada
194 Notices
14,287 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
46 Notices
11,723 Employees

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

ME Maine
82 Notices
9,232 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
78 Notices
8,856 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
85 Notices
8,238 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.

MA Massachusetts
68 Notices
6,614 Employees

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

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.

WV West Virginia
61 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.

MN Minnesota
52 Notices
2,235 Employees

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

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
426 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 3,372 1,440,940 427
NJ New Jersey 5,964 988,913 166
NY New York 7,064 598,017 85
PA Pennsylvania 3,794 477,815 126
TX Texas 4,479 403,837 90
WA Washington 1,294 197,362 153
CA California 3,347 190,481 57
AL Alabama 1,063 186,223 175
MD Maryland 1,544 170,795 111
KY Kentucky 1,266 161,732 128
IN Indiana 1,039 159,946 154
MO Missouri 924 145,573 158
VA Virginia 1,126 131,484 117
LA Louisiana 594 84,100 142
AZ Arizona 730 74,984 103
OK Oklahoma 696 73,199 105
MI Michigan 469 71,741 153
NC North Carolina 601 59,575 99
WI Wisconsin 626 59,328 95
IL Illinois 732 58,823 80
OR Oregon 275 43,116 157
ID Idaho 331 41,865 126
KS Kansas 246 41,458 169
GA Georgia 274 41,289 151
RI Rhode Island 252 38,592 153
FL Florida 632 38,559 61
UT Utah 280 35,677 127
IA Iowa 681 33,160 49
DC District of Columbia 141 23,985 170
SC South Carolina 186 18,591 100
DE Delaware 77 17,985 234
CO Colorado 161 15,024 93
NH New Hampshire 145 14,783 102
TN Tennessee 92 14,349 156
NV Nevada 194 14,287 74
MS Mississippi 118 12,920 109
NE Nebraska 46 11,723 255
ME Maine 82 9,232 113
VT Vermont 96 9,085 95
AK Alaska 63 8,974 142
SD South Dakota 78 8,856 114
MT Montana 85 8,238 97
MA Massachusetts 68 6,614 97
ND North Dakota 55 5,884 107
NM New Mexico 86 5,306 62
WV West Virginia 61 2,834 46
MN Minnesota 52 2,235 43
CT Connecticut 6 1,569 262
HI Hawaii 426 0
Total 46,013 6,261,058 136

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 →

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