Yes. Southwest Airlines filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 107 jobs. The most recent was filed Mar 31, 2026 for Chicago, Illinois. Across every year on record since 2019: 26 notices covering 3,821 jobs.
3,821 roles affected across 26 filings in 10 states.
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Canary status: SingingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
heavy executive turnover (3 SEC leadership-change filings)
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 · 10 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 26 WARN notices between 2019 and 2026, cutting 3,821 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.
Aug 10, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-08-10 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
Aug 7, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-08-07 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV).SEC filing →
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 →
Effective Nov 3, 2019 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
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Questions
Is Southwest Airlines laying off employees?
Yes. Southwest Airlines filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 107 jobs. The most recent was filed Mar 31, 2026 for Chicago, Illinois. Across every year on record since 2019: 26 notices covering 3,821 jobs.
How many jobs is Southwest Airlines cutting?
107 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 3,821 jobs across all 26 official WARN filings on record since 2019, in 10 states.
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