COMPANY DOSSIER

Sodexo Layoffs

Yes. Sodexo filed 87 WARN notices to cut 9,708 jobs in 20 states, with the layoffs effective Sep 30, 2026. The most recent was filed Jul 24, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.

9,708 roles affected across 87 filings in 20 states.

Canary status: CallingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
6 WARN filings in the last 4 months (751 jobs) · 1 permanent site closure
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 Sodexo's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 20 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
South Carolina1,571Texas1,255Illinois999Alabama989Louisiana881New Jersey559Oregon554Ohio470Maryland356Indiana351District of Columbia308Rhode Island284Washington226California164Florida163North Carolina156Colorado152Wisconsin124Pennsylvania83Missouri63

Filing history

Sodexo has filed 87 WARN notices between 2009 and 2026, cutting 9,708 jobs in total. Down 59% year-on-year: 999 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 2,409 the year before.

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Every filing

Anaheim, California
Filed Jul 24, 2026 (10d ago) · Effective Sep 30, 2026 · official filing →
164
Closure
Fort Worth, Texas
Filed Apr 30, 2026 (3mo ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2026 · official filing →
291
Layoff
Webster, Texas
Filed Apr 6, 2026 (3mo ago) · Effective Jun 13, 2026 · official filing →
86
Layoff
Kingwood, Texas
Filed Apr 6, 2026 (3mo ago) · Effective Jun 13, 2026 · official filing →
81
Layoff
Pasadena, Texas
Filed Apr 6, 2026 (3mo ago) · Effective Jun 13, 2026 · official filing →
63
Layoff
Houston, Texas
Filed Apr 6, 2026 (3mo ago) · Effective Jun 13, 2026 · official filing →
66
Layoff
Filed Jan 31, 2026 (6mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
85
Layoff
Miami, Florida
Filed Nov 22, 2025 (8mo ago) · Effective Feb 28, 2026 · official filing →
163
Layoff
Filed Jul 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
177
Layoff
Pikes Peak, Colorado
Filed Jul 1, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2025 · official filing →
152
Layoff
Filed Jun 6, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
308
Layoff
Irving, Texas
Filed May 21, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2025 · official filing →
165
Layoff
Sugar Bowl Drive New Orleans, Louisiana
Filed May 16, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jul 14, 2025 · official filing →
881
Layoff
Jefferson City, Missouri
Filed Mar 24, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Apr 30, 2025 · official filing →
63
Layoff
Pembroke, North Carolina
Filed Mar 17, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2025 · official filing →
156
Closure
Filed Dec 31, 2024 (1y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2024 · official filing →
83
Layoff
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Filed Nov 18, 2024 (1y ago) · Effective Jan 15, 2025 · official filing →
14
Layoff
Fort Worth, Texas
Filed Oct 24, 2024 (1y ago) · Effective Dec 24, 2024 · official filing →
70
Layoff
Auburn University, Alabama
Filed Aug 13, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
170
Layoff
Auburn University, Alabama
Filed Aug 13, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
170
Layoff
Piscataway, New Jersey
Effective Jun 30, 2024 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
58
Layoff
Charleston, South Carolina
Filed Jun 30, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
136
Layoff
West Allis, Wisconsin
Effective Jun 30, 2024 · notice date not published by Wisconsin · official filing →
51
Layoff
Centreville, Maryland
Filed May 29, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2024 · official filing →
56
Layoff
Lake Forest, Illinois
Filed Sep 29, 2023 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
43
Layoff
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Filed Jul 5, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Jun 9, 2023 · official filing →
169
Closure
Eudowood, Maryland
Filed Jun 13, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Aug 8, 2023 · official filing →
16
Closure
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Filed Jun 13, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Aug 8, 2023 · official filing →
17
Closure
Colesville, Maryland
Filed Jun 13, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Aug 8, 2023 · official filing →
14
Closure
Newberry, South Carolina
Filed May 31, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
90
Layoff
Houston, Texas
Filed Sep 19, 2022 (3y ago) · Effective Dec 15, 2022 · official filing →
15
Layoff
Houston, Texas
Filed Sep 19, 2022 (3y ago) · Effective Dec 15, 2022 · official filing →
99
Layoff
South Holland, Illinois
Filed Aug 10, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
50
Layoff
Charleston, South Carolina
Filed Jul 31, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
137
Layoff
Charleston, South Carolina
Filed Jul 31, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
63
Layoff
Charleston, South Carolina
Filed Jul 31, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
70
Layoff
Birmingham, Alabama
Filed Apr 28, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
147
Layoff
Birmingham, Alabama
Filed Apr 28, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
147
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Aug 4, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
354
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Nov 24, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
97
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Nov 24, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
62
Layoff
West Columbia, South Carolina
Filed Sep 21, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
89
Layoff
Redmond, Washington
Filed Sep 18, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
122
Layoff
Gresham, Oregon
Filed Sep 17, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective Mar 13, 2020 · official filing →
85
Temporary Layoff
Medford, Oregon
Filed Sep 17, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective Mar 13, 2020 · official filing →
111
Temporary Layoff
Salem, Oregon
Filed Sep 17, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective Mar 13, 2020 · official filing →
358
Temporary Layoff
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Filed Sep 16, 2020 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
32
Layoff
Linthicum Height, Maryland
Filed Aug 26, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Aug 31, 2020 · official filing →
4
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Fort George G Me, Maryland
Filed Aug 26, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Aug 31, 2020 · official filing →
3
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Fort George G Me, Maryland
Filed Aug 26, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Aug 31, 2020 · official filing →
39
Layoff
Fort George G Me, Maryland
Filed Aug 26, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Aug 31, 2020 · official filing →
2
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Annapolis Juncti, Maryland
Filed Aug 26, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Aug 31, 2020 · official filing →
1
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
San Antonio, Texas
Filed Jul 20, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Jul 30, 2020 · official filing →
319
Layoff
Matawan, New Jersey
Effective Jun 30, 2020 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
71
Layoff
Lakewood, New Jersey
Effective Jun 30, 2020 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
53
Layoff
SeaTac, Washington
Filed Jun 24, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
41
Layoff
Westfield, Indiana
Filed May 27, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Jul 1, 2020 · official filing →
66
Layoff
Middletown, Ohio
Filed Apr 29, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2020 · official filing →
57
Layoff
Westfield, Indiana
Filed Mar 31, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Jun 1, 2020 · official filing →
68
Layoff
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Effective Mar 15, 2020 · notice date not published by Wisconsin · official filing →
73
Layoff
Newberry, South Carolina
Filed Mar 1, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
51
Layoff
Schaumburg, Illinois
Filed Feb 7, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
59
Layoff
Hanover, Indiana
Filed Apr 13, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2018 · official filing →
81
Layoff
Cleveland, Ohio
Filed Nov 2, 2017 (8y ago) · Effective Dec 31, 2017 · official filing →
30
Layoff
Columbia, South Carolina
Filed Jun 30, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
525
Layoff
Cleveland, Ohio
Filed May 8, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jun 30, 2017 · official filing →
383
Layoff
East Moline, Illinois
Filed Apr 3, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
45
Layoff
Huntington, Indiana
Filed May 24, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Jul 5, 2016 · official filing →
71
Layoff
Florence, Alabama
Filed May 6, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
105
Layoff
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Filed Aug 3, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
94
Layoff
Florence, South Carolina
Filed Jun 30, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
54
Layoff
Snohomish, Washington
Filed Jun 30, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
63
Layoff
Filed Feb 3, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective Mar 15, 2015 · official filing →
65
Layoff
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Filed Jul 30, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective May 15, 2014 · official filing →
115
Closure
Waukegan, Illinois
Filed Mar 18, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
130
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Feb 18, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
127
Layoff
Blackwood, New Jersey
Effective Nov 12, 2013 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
80
Layoff
Huntsville, Alabama
Filed Jun 19, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
75
Layoff
Montevallo, Alabama
Filed Apr 29, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
51
Layoff
Baltimore, Maryland
Filed Mar 18, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective May 31, 2013 · official filing →
190
Layoff
Tuskegee, Alabama
Filed Dec 14, 2012 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
124
Layoff
Williamstown, New Jersey
Effective Nov 30, 2010 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
68
Layoff
Kenilworth, New Jersey
Effective Nov 12, 2010 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
99
Layoff
Springfield, New Jersey
Effective Nov 12, 2010 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
4
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Union, New Jersey
Effective Nov 12, 2010 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
18
Layoff
Summit, New Jersey
Effective Nov 5, 2010 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
38
Layoff
LAKEWOOD, New Jersey
Effective Jun 30, 2009 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
70
Layoff

Questions

Is Sodexo laying off employees?

Yes. Sodexo filed 87 WARN notices to cut 9,708 jobs in 20 states, with the layoffs effective Sep 30, 2026. The most recent was filed Jul 24, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.

How many jobs is Sodexo cutting?

9,708 jobs, across 87 official WARN filings in 20 states.

When do the Sodexo layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Sep 30, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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