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JC Penney Layoffs

Yes. JC Penney filed 13 WARN notices to cut 2,131 jobs in 6 states, with the layoffs effective May 29, 2026. The most recent was filed Feb 18, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.

2,131 roles affected across 13 filings in 6 states.

◆ 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:
Texas1,525Maryland207Utah130Alabama128Virginia74Montana67
OperationsManagementWarehouse OpsDriversCustomer Support
Springfield, Virginia
Filed Feb 18, 2026 (4mo ago) · Effective May 29, 2026 · official filing →
74
Closure
Haslet, Texas
Filed Jun 3, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Aug 1, 2025 · official filing →
296
Layoff
Ogden, Utah
Filed Feb 27, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
65
Layoff
Plano, Texas
Filed Sep 4, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective Nov 16, 2020 · official filing →
144
Layoff
Plano, Texas
Filed Sep 4, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective Nov 16, 2020 · official filing →
144
Layoff
SLC, Utah
Filed Aug 31, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
65
Layoff
McAllen, Texas
Filed Aug 5, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Jul 26, 2020 · official filing →
137
Layoff
West Hyattsville, Maryland
Filed Jul 17, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Sep 27, 2020 · official filing →
94
Layoff
Lewisville, Texas
Filed Jul 17, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Sep 23, 2020 · official filing →
87
Layoff
Plano, Texas
Filed Jul 16, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Sep 13, 2020 · official filing →
717
Layoff
Filed Feb 10, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
67
Layoff
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Filed Jul 15, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Jul 5, 2019 · official filing →
113
Layoff
Huntsville, Alabama
Filed Dec 6, 2016 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
128
Layoff
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Questions

Is JC Penney laying off employees?

Yes. JC Penney filed 13 WARN notices to cut 2,131 jobs in 6 states, with the layoffs effective May 29, 2026. The most recent was filed Feb 18, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.

How many jobs is JC Penney cutting?

2,131 jobs, across 13 official WARN filings in 6 states.

When do the JC Penney layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of May 29, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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