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Pearson Layoffs

Yes. Pearson filed 7 WARN notices to cut 352 jobs in 4 states, with the layoffs effective Oct 12, 2022. The most recent was filed Oct 12, 2022 under the federal WARN Act.

352 roles affected across 7 filings in 4 states.

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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 4 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Maryland152New Jersey107Iowa51Ohio42

Filing history

Pearson has filed 7 WARN notices between 2016 and 2022, cutting 352 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Oct 12, 2022.

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Every filing

Hoboken, New Jersey
Effective Oct 12, 2022 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
107
Layoff
Baltimore, Maryland
Filed Sep 28, 2022 (3y ago) · Effective Sep 28, 2022 · official filing →
152
Layoff
Columbus, Ohio
Filed Jul 1, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
5
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Columbus, Ohio
Filed Jun 3, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Jun 3, 2019 · official filing →
29
Layoff
Columbus, Ohio
Filed May 17, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective May 15, 2019 · official filing →
8
Layoff
Iowa City, Iowa
Filed Jun 23, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Jul 21, 2016 · official filing →
4
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Iowa City, Iowa
Filed Jun 7, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Jul 10, 2016 · official filing →
47
Layoff

Questions

Is Pearson laying off employees?

Yes. Pearson filed 7 WARN notices to cut 352 jobs in 4 states, with the layoffs effective Oct 12, 2022. The most recent was filed Oct 12, 2022 under the federal WARN Act.

How many jobs is Pearson cutting?

352 jobs, across 7 official WARN filings in 4 states.

When do the Pearson layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Oct 12, 2022. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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