Yes. Target filed 12 WARN notices to cut 1,056 jobs in 8 states, with the layoffs effective May 17, 2026. The most recent was filed May 17, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
1,056 roles affected across 12 filings in 8 states.
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1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (107 jobs) · heavy executive turnover (6 SEC leadership-change filings)
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 8 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 12 WARN notices between 2007 and 2026, cutting 1,056 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (352 jobs) after a quiet prior year.
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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 12 WARN notices to cut 1,056 jobs in 8 states, with the layoffs effective May 17, 2026. The most recent was filed May 17, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
How many jobs is Target cutting?
1,056 jobs, across 12 official WARN filings in 8 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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