Yes. Jack in the Box filed 3 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 53 jobs. The most recent was filed Oct 5, 2026 for Kent, Washington. Across every year on record since 2018: 7 notices covering 158 jobs.
158 roles affected across 7 filings in 2 states.
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2 WARN filings in the last 4 months (39 jobs) · heavy executive turnover (7 SEC leadership-change filings) · M&A activity (SEC 8-K Item 2.01)
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 2 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Jack in the Box has filed 7 WARN notices between 2018 and 2026, cutting 158 jobs in total. Up 36% year-on-year: 53 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 39 the year before.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for Jack in the Box, 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.
Sep 21, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-09-21 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
Aug 20, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-08-20 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
Jul 7, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-07-07 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
May 29, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-05-29 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
May 13, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-05-13 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
Apr 13, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-04-13 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
Dec 23, 2025AcquisitionSEC Form 8-K, Item 2.01, filed 2025-12-23 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
Nov 7, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-11-07 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
May 28, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-05-28 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
May 1, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-05-01 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
Mar 31, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-03-31 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
Feb 24, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-02-24 by JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK).SEC filing →
Filed Oct 22, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Jan 4, 2019 · official filing →
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Questions
Is Jack in the Box laying off employees?
Yes. Jack in the Box filed 3 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 53 jobs. The most recent was filed Oct 5, 2026 for Kent, Washington. Across every year on record since 2018: 7 notices covering 158 jobs.
How many jobs is Jack in the Box cutting?
53 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 158 jobs across all 7 official WARN filings on record since 2018, in 2 states.
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