COMPANY DOSSIER
Is First Student laying off workers?
Yes. First Student filed 5 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 626 jobs. The most recent was filed Jun 17, 2026 for Seattle, Washington. Across every year on record since 2006: 51 notices covering 6,365 jobs.
6,365 roles affected across 51 filings in 14 states.
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 14 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Filing history
First Student has filed 51 WARN notices between 2006 and 2026, cutting 6,365 jobs in total. Up 30% year-on-year: 626 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 482 the year before.
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Every filing
Seattle, Washington
Filed Jun 17, 2026 (4mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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LayoffDe Soto, Texas
Filed Jun 12, 2026 (4mo ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2026 · official filing →
74
LayoffFresno, California
Filed May 1, 2026 (5mo ago) · Effective Jul 1, 2026 · official filing →
170
LayoffFiled May 1, 2026 (5mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
151
LayoffWaterloo, Iowa
Filed Apr 2, 2026 (6mo ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2026 · official filing →
120
ClosureSan Fernando, California
Filed May 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Aug 8, 2025 · official filing →
88
LayoffLouis, Missouri
Filed May 5, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2025 · official filing →
257
LayoffTolono, Illinois
Filed May 5, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
28
LayoffFiled Mar 25, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jun 11, 2025 · official filing →
109
ClosureFiled Jun 30, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2024 · official filing →
86
LayoffFiled Jun 30, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2024 · official filing →
253
LayoffCarol Stream, Illinois
Filed Jun 25, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
130
LayoffSan Bernardino, California
Filed May 15, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Jul 16, 2024 · official filing →
201
LayoffPasadena, California
Filed Jul 5, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Aug 15, 2022 · official filing →
54
LayoffLos Angeles, California
Filed Jul 1, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Aug 26, 2022 · official filing →
105
LayoffSan Fernando, California
Filed Jul 1, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Aug 26, 2022 · official filing →
71
LayoffGardena, California
Filed Jul 1, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Aug 26, 2022 · official filing →
176
LayoffMatanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Filed May 2, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2022 · official filing →
182
LayoffSan Francisco, California
Filed May 25, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Jul 31, 2021 · official filing →
228
LayoffSan Francisco, California
Filed May 5, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Jul 31, 2021 · official filing →
188
LayoffFairbanks, Alaska
Filed Apr 30, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2021 · official filing →
185
LayoffSan Francisco, California
Filed Aug 21, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Sep 30, 2020 · official filing →
227
LayoffPasadena, California
Filed May 1, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective May 1, 2020 · official filing →
133
LayoffBoise, Idaho
Filed Apr 10, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Apr 30, 2020 · official filing →
178
LayoffHampton, New Jersey
Effective Sep 15, 2019 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
95
LayoffPalmdale, California
Filed Apr 30, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2019 · official filing →
133
ClosureBaldwin Park, California
Filed Apr 16, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2019 · official filing →
125
ClosureSan Bernardino, California
Filed Apr 16, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2019 · official filing →
76
ClosureLos Angeles, California
Filed May 1, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2018 · official filing →
174
ClosureNorth Scituate, Rhode Island
Filed Sep 8, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
◆ Amended · effective date now · (recorded Oct 10, 2026)
20
ClosureSoldotna, Alaska
Filed Apr 19, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2017 · official filing →
149
LayoffBelleville, Illinois
Filed Apr 6, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
293
LayoffDecatur, Illinois
Filed Mar 31, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
172
LayoffCharleston, Illinois
Filed Mar 27, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
75
LayoffCologne, New Jersey
Effective Aug 11, 2016 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
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LayoffYucca Valley, California
Filed Apr 29, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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ClosureREMOTE · SLIVER
Santa Rosa, California
Filed Apr 14, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
131
ClosureYucca Valley, California
Filed Apr 14, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
71
ClosureSanta Rosa, California
Filed Apr 14, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
5
ClosureREMOTE · SLIVER
Yucca Valley, California
Filed Apr 14, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
5
ClosureREMOTE · SLIVER
Trenton, New Jersey
Effective Sep 1, 2015 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
135
LayoffPort Allen, Louisiana
Filed May 5, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2015 · official filing →
73
LayoffFiled Apr 30, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
150
ClosureUpland, California
Filed Oct 24, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
156
ClosureGlen Ellyn, Illinois
Filed May 16, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
80
LayoffFiled May 4, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
163
LayoffBurrillville, Rhode Island
Filed Jun 16, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2009 · official filing →
55
ClosureJERSEY CITY, New Jersey
Effective Aug 31, 2008 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
150
LayoffPISCATAWAY, New Jersey
Effective Jun 30, 2008 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
80
LayoffChicago, Illinois
Filed Apr 11, 2006 (20y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
122
LayoffMat-Su, Alaska
Filed Apr 10, 2006 (20y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2006 · official filing →
102
LayoffQuestions
Is First Student laying off employees?
Yes. First Student filed 5 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 626 jobs. The most recent was filed Jun 17, 2026 for Seattle, Washington. Across every year on record since 2006: 51 notices covering 6,365 jobs.
How many jobs is First Student cutting?
626 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 6,365 jobs across all 51 official WARN filings on record since 2006, in 14 states.
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