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Is Kmart laying off workers?

Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Kmart in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Sep 4, 2019 for 60 jobs in Landing Stevensville, Maryland. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.

9,212 roles affected across 113 filings in 14 states.

Canary status: SingingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
No WARN filing or SEC event in the recent window — quiet on the wire right now.
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 Kmart's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ 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:
California2,855Illinois2,201Indiana1,033New Jersey718Ohio502Maryland447Arizona413Washington403Iowa204Alabama123Kansas110Delaware85Utah72VT46
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Filing history

Kmart has filed 113 WARN notices between 2006 and 2019, cutting 9,212 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Sep 4, 2019.

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Every filing

Landing Stevensville, Maryland
Filed Sep 4, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Dec 15, 2019 · official filing →
60
Layoff
Filed Aug 29, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
40
Layoff
Filed Aug 29, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
45
Layoff
Tucson, Arizona
Filed Dec 27, 2018 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
67
Layoff
Burbank, California
Filed Dec 27, 2018 (7y ago) · Effective Mar 24, 2019 · official filing →
89
Closure
Stockton, California
Filed Dec 27, 2018 (7y ago) · Effective Mar 24, 2019 · official filing →
77
Closure
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Nov 8, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
104
Layoff
Oxon Hill, Maryland
Filed Oct 26, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Jan 13, 2019 · official filing →
96
Layoff
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Filed Oct 25, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Jan 13, 2019 · official filing →
82
Layoff
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Filed Oct 18, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
63
Layoff
Norridge, Illinois
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
126
Layoff
Quincy, Illinois
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
48
Layoff
Moline, Illinois
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
49
Layoff
Delano, California
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
68
Closure
Lemoore, California
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
83
Closure
Modesto, California
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
62
Closure
Ontario, California
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
59
Closure
Placerville, California
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
55
Closure
Riverside, California
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
93
Closure
Visalia, California
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
64
Closure
Griffith, Indiana
Filed Oct 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2018 · official filing →
113
Layoff
Pinole, California
Filed Sep 6, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 9, 2018 · official filing →
67
Closure
Clifton, New Jersey
Effective Sep 2, 2018 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
103
Layoff
Antioch, California
Filed Aug 22, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Nov 25, 2018 · official filing →
68
Closure
Clovis, California
Filed Aug 21, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Nov 25, 2018 · official filing →
64
Closure
Los Angeles, California
Filed Aug 21, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Nov 25, 2018 · official filing →
120
Closure
Goleta, California
Filed Jul 12, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Oct 14, 2018 · official filing →
146
Closure
Cambridge, Ohio
Filed Jan 19, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 8, 2018 · official filing →
88
Layoff
Warren, Ohio
Filed Jan 10, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 8, 2018 · official filing →
133
Layoff
Des Moines, Iowa
Filed Jan 8, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 8, 2018 · official filing →
59
Closure
Rockford, Illinois
Filed Jan 4, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
73
Layoff
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Filed Jan 4, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
58
Layoff
Indianapolis, Indiana
Filed Jan 4, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 8, 2018 · official filing →
44
Layoff
Filed Jan 4, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
60
Layoff
Filed Jan 4, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
46
Layoff
Cudahy, California
Filed Jan 4, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Mar 18, 2018 · official filing →
117
Closure
Redding, California
Filed Jan 4, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 8, 2018 · official filing →
72
Closure
Ontario, California
Filed Jan 4, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 8, 2018 · official filing →
79
Closure
Cleveland, Ohio
Filed Nov 15, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jan 21, 2018 · official filing →
69
Layoff
Effingham, Illinois
Filed Nov 2, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
33
Layoff
Toledo, Ohio
Filed Jul 17, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 24, 2017 · official filing →
76
Layoff
Dayton, Ohio
Filed Jul 17, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 24, 2017 · official filing →
73
Layoff
Eureka, California
Filed Jul 7, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 24, 2017 · official filing →
52
Closure
Riverside, California
Filed Jul 7, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 24, 2017 · official filing →
64
Closure
Tacoma, Washington
Filed Jun 29, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
67
Layoff
Marshalltown, Iowa
Filed Jun 6, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 3, 2017 · official filing →
50
Closure
Iowa City, Iowa
Filed Jun 6, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 3, 2017 · official filing →
49
Closure
Blythe, California
Filed Jun 6, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 3, 2017 · official filing →
87
Closure
Manteca, California
Filed Jun 6, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 3, 2017 · official filing →
47
Closure
Sacramento, California
Filed Jun 6, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 3, 2017 · official filing →
84
Closure
Bloomingdale, Illinois
Filed May 4, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
96
Layoff
Carroll, Iowa
Filed Apr 6, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jul 9, 2017 · official filing →
46
Closure
Tinley Part, Illinois
Filed Sep 16, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
128
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Sep 16, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
146
Layoff
Merrillville, Indiana
Filed Sep 16, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Dec 11, 2016 · official filing →
99
Layoff
Fontana, California
Filed Sep 16, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Dec 11, 2016 · official filing →
133
Closure
Los Angeles, California
Filed Sep 16, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Dec 11, 2016 · official filing →
234
Closure
Effective Apr 17, 2016 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
75
Layoff
Los Angeles, California
Filed Feb 25, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
132
Closure
Bradley, Illinois
Filed Feb 3, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
125
Layoff
Morton, Illinois
Filed Jan 21, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
47
Layoff
Canton, Illinois
Filed Jan 12, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
36
Layoff
Anaheim, California
Filed Jan 12, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
107
Closure
Chula Vista, California
Filed Jan 12, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
103
Closure
Citrus Heights, California
Filed Jan 12, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
86
Closure
Vineland, New Jersey
Effective Oct 4, 2015 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
74
Layoff
Closter, New Jersey
Effective Aug 8, 2015 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
102
Layoff
Baltimore, Maryland
Filed Jul 29, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective Nov 1, 2015 · official filing →
102
Layoff
Atwater, California
Filed Jul 10, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
74
Closure
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Jun 3, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
99
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Feb 3, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
106
Layoff
Plymouth, Indiana
Filed Jan 16, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective Apr 12, 2015 · official filing →
68
Layoff
El Centro, California
Filed Oct 15, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
75
Closure
Phoenix, Arizona
Filed Oct 15, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
109
Layoff
Peoria, Illinois
Filed Sep 23, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
73
Layoff
Forest Park, Illinois
Filed Sep 23, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
107
Layoff
Baltimore, Maryland
Filed Sep 23, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective Nov 30, 2014 · official filing →
107
Layoff
Indianapolis, Indiana
Filed Sep 23, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective Nov 30, 2014 · official filing →
131
Layoff
Indianapolis, Indiana
Filed Sep 23, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective Dec 7, 2014 · official filing →
139
Layoff
San Leandro, California
Filed Sep 23, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
102
Closure
Covina, California
Filed Sep 23, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
92
Closure
Phoenix, Arizona
Filed Aug 29, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
76
Layoff
Willowbrook, Illinois
Filed Feb 27, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
76
Layoff
Linden, New Jersey
Effective Jan 20, 2013 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
85
Layoff
Naperville, Illinois
Filed Jan 15, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
98
Layoff
Seattle, Washington
Filed Jan 15, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
85
Layoff
Anniston, Alabama
Filed Jan 15, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
52
Layoff
Lombard, Illinois
Filed Nov 7, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
70
Layoff
Filed Nov 1, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
50
Layoff
Peoria, Arizona
Filed Oct 4, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
56
Layoff
Fairview Heights, Illinois
Filed Sep 12, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
81
Layoff
Waukegan, Illinois
Filed May 15, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
67
Layoff
St. John, Indiana
Filed Jan 25, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective Apr 8, 2012 · official filing →
62
Layoff
Portage, Indiana
Filed Jan 24, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective Apr 8, 2012 · official filing →
209
Layoff
Lawnside, New Jersey
Effective Jan 13, 2012 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
81
Layoff
Filed Oct 15, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
105
Layoff
Spokane, Washington
Filed Aug 17, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
68
Layoff
North Plainfield, New Jersey
Effective Mar 27, 2011 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
64
Layoff
Kearns, Utah
Filed Jan 11, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
72
Layoff
Franklin Park, Illinois
Filed Jan 4, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
92
Layoff
Filed Jan 4, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
71
Layoff
Brooklawn, New Jersey
Effective Oct 31, 2010 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
63
Layoff
Bremerton, Washington
Filed Feb 5, 2010 (16y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
55
Layoff
Woodstock, Illinois
Filed Feb 3, 2010 (16y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
57
Layoff
Vancouver, Washington
Filed Nov 18, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
68
Layoff
BURLINGTON, New Jersey
Effective Sep 20, 2009 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
71
Layoff
Martinsville, Indiana
Filed Aug 6, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective Nov 8, 2009 · official filing →
48
Layoff
Rainbow City, Alabama
Filed Jun 11, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
71
Layoff
Lockport, Illinois
Filed Feb 26, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
50
Layoff
Vincennes, Indiana
Filed Feb 26, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective Jul 8, 2009 · official filing →
67
Layoff
Joliet, Illinois
Filed Dec 12, 2008 (18y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
85
Layoff
Clarksville, Indiana
Filed Oct 15, 2008 (18y ago) · Effective Dec 18, 2008 · official filing →
53
Layoff
Wenatchee, Washington
Filed May 9, 2006 (20y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
60
Layoff

Questions

Is Kmart laying off employees?

Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Kmart in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Sep 4, 2019 for 60 jobs in Landing Stevensville, Maryland. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.

How many jobs is Kmart cutting?

9,212 jobs across all 113 official WARN filings on record since 2006, in 14 states.

When do the Kmart layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Dec 15, 2019. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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