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Is Packaging Corporation of America laying off workers?

Yes. Packaging Corporation of America filed 4 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 423 jobs. The most recent was filed Oct 1, 2026 for Middletown, Ohio. Across every year on record since 2014: 8 notices covering 903 jobs.

903 roles affected across 8 filings in 8 states.

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2 WARN filings in the last 4 months (163 jobs)
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 8 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Washington200California160Idaho152Georgia103Ohio91Indiana72Texas65Pennsylvania60
Skilled TradesWarehouse Ops

Filing history

Packaging Corporation of America has filed 8 WARN notices between 2014 and 2026, cutting 903 jobs in total. Up 311% year-on-year: 423 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 103 the year before.

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Every filing

Middletown, Ohio
Filed Oct 1, 2026 (25d ago) · Effective · · official filing →
91
Layoff
Gas City, Indiana
Filed Aug 31, 2026 (1mo ago) · Effective Nov 2, 2026 · official filing →
72
Layoff
Wallula, Washington
Filed Dec 11, 2025 (10mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
200
Layoff
Filed Dec 1, 2025 (10mo ago) · Effective Dec 1, 2025 · official filing →
60
Layoff
Filed Jan 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 11, 2025 · official filing →
◆ Amended · effective date now Mar 11, 2025, reclassified as closure (recorded Oct 9, 2026)
103
Closure
Woodway, Texas
Filed Feb 7, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Mar 28, 2023 · official filing →
65
Layoff
San Lorenzo, California
Filed Apr 27, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2020 · official filing →
160
Closure
Boise, Idaho
Filed Nov 18, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective Mar 1, 2015 · official filing →
152
Layoff

Questions

Is Packaging Corporation of America laying off employees?

Yes. Packaging Corporation of America filed 4 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 423 jobs. The most recent was filed Oct 1, 2026 for Middletown, Ohio. Across every year on record since 2014: 8 notices covering 903 jobs.

How many jobs is Packaging Corporation of America cutting?

423 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 903 jobs across all 8 official WARN filings on record since 2014, in 8 states.

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