COMPANY DOSSIER

Is Best Buy laying off workers?

Yes. Best Buy filed 2 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 106 jobs. The most recent was filed Jan 16, 2026 for San Diego, California, effective Mar 17, 2026. Across every year on record since 2009: 19 notices covering 1,758 jobs.

1,758 roles affected across 19 filings in 6 states.

Canary status: SingingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
heavy executive turnover (4 SEC leadership-change filings)
CanaryWhistle's own assessment, computed from the public filings listed on this page. It is a read of hiring and workforce activity, not a statement about Best Buy's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 6 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
California551Indiana524Illinois443Maryland115Washington82Iowa43

Filing history

Best Buy has filed 19 WARN notices between 2009 and 2026, cutting 1,758 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (106 jobs) after a quiet prior year.

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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES

Material corporate events on record for Best Buy, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.

Aug 3, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-08-03 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Jun 22, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-06-22 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Apr 22, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-04-22 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Dec 1, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-12-01 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Sep 12, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-09-12 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Jul 11, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-07-11 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →

Every filing

San Diego, California
Filed Jan 16, 2026 (9mo ago) · Effective Mar 17, 2026 · official filing →
46
Closure
San Jose, California
Filed Jan 16, 2026 (9mo ago) · Effective Mar 17, 2026 · official filing →
60
Closure
Hanover, Maryland
Filed Aug 30, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Oct 30, 2021 · official filing →
47
Layoff
El Segundo, California
Filed Aug 29, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Oct 30, 2021 · official filing →
50
Closure
Thousand Oaks, California
Filed Apr 23, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Apr 19, 2020 · official filing →
147
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Jul 22, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
84
Layoff
La Mesa, California
Filed Jan 11, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Mar 13, 2019 · official filing →
74
Closure
Long Beach, California
Filed Jul 27, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Oct 6, 2018 · official filing →
68
Closure
San Francisco, California
Filed Jul 18, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 30, 2017 · official filing →
106
Closure
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Filed Aug 15, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Oct 29, 2016 · official filing →
43
Closure
Skokie, Illinois
Filed Jan 5, 2013 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
58
Layoff
Deerfield, Illinois
Filed Apr 14, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
113
Layoff
Matteson, Illinois
Filed Apr 14, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
55
Layoff
West Dundee, Illinois
Filed Apr 14, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
51
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Apr 14, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
82
Layoff
Valley, Maryland
Filed Apr 14, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective Jun 15, 2012 · official filing →
68
Layoff
Franklin, Indiana
Filed Nov 3, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective Jan 31, 2012 · official filing →
223
Layoff
Franklin, Indiana
Filed May 16, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective Mar 31, 2011 · official filing →
301
Layoff
Filed Feb 12, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
82
Layoff

Questions

Is Best Buy laying off employees?

Yes. Best Buy filed 2 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 106 jobs. The most recent was filed Jan 16, 2026 for San Diego, California, effective Mar 17, 2026. Across every year on record since 2009: 19 notices covering 1,758 jobs.

How many jobs is Best Buy cutting?

106 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 1,758 jobs across all 19 official WARN filings on record since 2009, in 6 states.

When do the Best Buy layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Mar 17, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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