Yes. Southwest Airlines filed 7 WARN notices to cut 564 jobs in 6 states. The most recent was filed Mar 31, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
564 roles affected across 7 filings in 6 states.
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1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (107 jobs) · 1 executive change disclosed to the SEC
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 Southwest Airlines's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ 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:
Southwest Airlines has filed 7 WARN notices between 2019 and 2026, cutting 564 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (107 jobs) after a quiet prior year.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for Southwest Airlines, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.
Feb 10, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-02-10 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Mar 31, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-03-31 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Feb 18, 2025RestructuringSEC Form 8-K, Item 2.05, filed 2025-02-18 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Feb 10, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-02-10 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Feb 7, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-02-07 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Jan 10, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-01-10 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Oct 24, 2024Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2024-10-24 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Sep 26, 2024Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2024-09-26 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Sep 10, 2024Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2024-09-10 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Jul 9, 2024Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2024-07-09 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →