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Is Staples laying off workers?

Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Staples in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Aug 16, 2024 for 124 jobs in New Jersey. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.

1,383 roles affected across 16 filings in 9 states.

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No WARN filing or SEC event in the recent window — quiet on the wire right now.
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 9 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
California426New Jersey234South Carolina221Illinois215Kansas102Arizona60Colorado59Washington50Maryland16

Filing history

Staples has filed 16 WARN notices between 2006 and 2024, cutting 1,383 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Aug 16, 2024.

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Every filing

Effective Aug 16, 2024 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
124
Layoff
Laurel, Maryland
Filed Feb 18, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Apr 22, 2022 · official filing →
16
Layoff
La Mirada, California
Filed Apr 13, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Apr 5, 2020 · official filing →
77
Layoff
Columbia, South Carolina
Filed Jul 7, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
221
Layoff
Tolleson, Arizona
Filed Jun 26, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
60
Layoff
Ontario, California
Filed Apr 17, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
41
Closure
Poway, California
Filed Apr 17, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
53
Closure
La Mirada, California
Filed Feb 10, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
99
Layoff
Filed Feb 10, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
59
Closure
Los Angeles, California
Filed Feb 9, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
97
Layoff
La Mirada, California
Filed Feb 5, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
59
Layoff
Auburn, Washington
Filed Sep 17, 2014 (12y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
50
Layoff
Monroe, New Jersey
Effective Oct 26, 2012 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
110
Layoff
Filed Apr 29, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
102
Layoff
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Filed Feb 3, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
131
Layoff
Addison, Illinois
Filed May 22, 2006 (20y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
84
Layoff

Questions

Is Staples laying off employees?

Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Staples in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Aug 16, 2024 for 124 jobs in New Jersey. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.

How many jobs is Staples cutting?

1,383 jobs across all 16 official WARN filings on record since 2006, in 9 states.

When do the Staples layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Aug 16, 2024. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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