Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Caterpillar in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Nov 26, 2024 for 60 jobs in Montgomery, Illinois. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.
6,391 roles affected across 17 filings in 5 states.
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heavy executive turnover (3 SEC leadership-change filings)
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 5 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Caterpillar has filed 17 WARN notices between 2009 and 2024, cutting 6,391 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Nov 26, 2024.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for Caterpillar, 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.
Feb 10, 2027Contract EndingAward SPRDL126C0001 to CATERPILLAR INC, $20,791,828.98, ends 2027-02-10.SEC filing →
Dec 31, 2026Contract EndingAward SPE8EC25F0559 to CATERPILLAR INC, $83,460,719, ends 2026-12-31.SEC filing →
Oct 27, 2026Contract EndingAward SPE8EC25F0183 to CATERPILLAR INC, $32,647,701.65, ends 2026-10-27.SEC filing →
Oct 15, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-10-15 by CATERPILLAR INC (CAT).SEC filing →
Apr 10, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-04-10 by CATERPILLAR INC (CAT).SEC filing →
Jan 6, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-01-06 by CATERPILLAR INC (CAT).SEC filing →
Apr 15, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-04-15 by CATERPILLAR INC (CAT).SEC filing →
Apr 9, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-04-09 by CATERPILLAR INC (CAT).SEC filing →
Filed Jan 30, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective Sep 8, 2008 · official filing →
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Questions
Is Caterpillar laying off employees?
Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Caterpillar in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Nov 26, 2024 for 60 jobs in Montgomery, Illinois. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.
How many jobs is Caterpillar cutting?
6,391 jobs across all 17 official WARN filings on record since 2009, in 5 states.
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