Yes. Target filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 107 jobs. The most recent was filed May 17, 2026 for Burlington, New Jersey, effective May 17, 2026. Across every year on record since 2007: 23 notices covering 2,228 jobs.
2,228 roles affected across 23 filings in 12 states.
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heavy executive turnover (5 SEC leadership-change filings)
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 12 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Target has filed 23 WARN notices between 2007 and 2026, cutting 2,228 jobs in total. Down 65% year-on-year: 107 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 307 the year before.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for Target, 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.
Jul 22, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-07-22 by TARGET CORP (TGT).SEC filing →
Jun 12, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-06-12 by TARGET CORP (TGT).SEC filing →
Feb 10, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-02-10 by TARGET CORP (TGT).SEC filing →
Feb 5, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-02-05 by TARGET CORP (TGT).SEC filing →
Jan 22, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-01-22 by TARGET CORP (TGT).SEC filing →
Aug 20, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-08-20 by TARGET CORP (TGT).SEC filing →
May 21, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-05-21 by TARGET CORP (TGT).SEC filing →
Sep 19, 2024Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2024-09-19 by TARGET CORP (TGT).SEC filing →
Yes. Target filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 107 jobs. The most recent was filed May 17, 2026 for Burlington, New Jersey, effective May 17, 2026. Across every year on record since 2007: 23 notices covering 2,228 jobs.
How many jobs is Target cutting?
107 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 2,228 jobs across all 23 official WARN filings on record since 2007, in 12 states.
When do the Target layoffs take effect?
The most recent filing lists an effective date of May 17, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.
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