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Is First Transit laying off workers?

Yes. First Transit filed 2 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 282 jobs. The most recent was filed Oct 19, 2026 for Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Across every year on record since 2009: 34 notices covering 5,186 jobs.

5,186 roles affected across 34 filings in 12 states.

Canary status: ListeningEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (88 jobs)
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 First Transit's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 12 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
California2,567Maryland903New Jersey532Oregon396Illinois202Ohio114Utah100Alabama88Washington86Wisconsin81Nevada71Indiana46

Filing history

First Transit has filed 34 WARN notices between 2009 and 2026, cutting 5,186 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (282 jobs) after a quiet prior year.

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Every filing

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Filed Oct 19, 2026 (7d ago) · Effective · · official filing →
88
Layoff
Antioch, California
Filed Apr 27, 2026 (6mo ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2026 · official filing →
194
Closure
Capitol Heights, Maryland
Filed Jun 7, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2024 · official filing →
408
Layoff
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Filed May 31, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
49
Layoff
Newark, New Jersey
Effective Apr 9, 2023 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
289
Layoff
Filed Apr 4, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Jun 10, 2023 · official filing →
241
Layoff
Irvine, California
Filed Apr 4, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Jun 10, 2023 · official filing →
181
Layoff
Racine, Wisconsin
Effective Jan 31, 2022 · notice date not published by Wisconsin · official filing →
81
Layoff
Columbus, Ohio
Filed Nov 1, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2021 · official filing →
114
Layoff
Beaverton, Oregon
Filed Jul 30, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Sep 30, 2021 · official filing →
99
Permanent closure
Portland, Oregon
Filed Jul 30, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Sep 30, 2021 · official filing →
127
Permanent closure
Portland, Oregon
Filed Jul 30, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Sep 30, 2021 · official filing →
170
Permanent closure
Redwood City, California
Filed Jan 14, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Jan 21, 2021 · official filing →
13
Layoff
Los Angeles, California
Filed Aug 20, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Oct 28, 2020 · official filing →
109
Closure
San Diego, California
Filed Mar 31, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Mar 31, 2020 · official filing →
127
Layoff
Lawnside, New Jersey
Effective Oct 19, 2019 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
203
Layoff
Seattle, Washington
Filed Aug 22, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
86
Layoff
Concord, California
Filed Apr 22, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2019 · official filing →
115
Closure
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Filed Nov 5, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Jan 1, 2019 · official filing →
47
Layoff
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Filed May 7, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Jul 1, 2018 · official filing →
221
Layoff
Santa Maria, California
Filed May 1, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2018 · official filing →
69
Closure
Filed May 9, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2017 · official filing →
71
Closure
White Plains, Maryland
Filed May 2, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jul 1, 2017 · official filing →
77
Layoff
Oceanside, California
Filed Apr 10, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2017 · official filing →
538
Closure
Pomona, California
Filed Apr 10, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2017 · official filing →
372
Closure
Bakersfield, California
Filed Oct 31, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2016 · official filing →
91
Closure
Anaheim, California
Filed Oct 1, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Nov 30, 2016 · official filing →
319
Closure
Rancho, California
Filed Jun 30, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
71
Layoff
San Bernardino, California
Filed Jun 30, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
127
Layoff
Glenview, Illinois
Filed Feb 2, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
153
Layoff
Elkridge, Maryland
Filed Apr 15, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective Jul 1, 2014 · official filing →
150
Layoff
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Effective Jul 7, 2013 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
40
Layoff
Hammond, Indiana
Filed May 1, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2012 · official filing →
46
Layoff
Logan, Utah
Filed Jun 14, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
100
Layoff

Questions

Is First Transit laying off employees?

Yes. First Transit filed 2 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 282 jobs. The most recent was filed Oct 19, 2026 for Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Across every year on record since 2009: 34 notices covering 5,186 jobs.

How many jobs is First Transit cutting?

282 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 5,186 jobs across all 34 official WARN filings on record since 2009, in 12 states.

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