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Is Tyson Foods laying off workers?

Yes. Tyson Foods filed 3 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 6,017 jobs. The most recent was filed Aug 13, 2026 for Hillsdale, Illinois. Across every year on record since 2007: 25 notices covering 9,886 jobs.

9,886 roles affected across 25 filings in 11 states.

Canary status: ListeningEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (2,495 jobs) · heavy executive turnover (4 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 Tyson Foods's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 11 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Texas3,797Illinois3,152California624Iowa575Alabama421Indiana368South Dakota262South Carolina241Florida230Pennsylvania110Utah106
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Filing history

Tyson Foods has filed 25 WARN notices between 2007 and 2026, cutting 9,886 jobs in total. Up 834% year-on-year: 6,017 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 644 the year before.

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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES

Material corporate events on record for Tyson Foods, 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.

Jun 18, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-06-18 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →
Jun 8, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-06-08 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →
May 28, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-05-28 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →
Apr 2, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-04-02 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →
Sep 5, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-09-05 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →
Aug 7, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-08-07 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →
May 8, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-05-08 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →
Feb 25, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-02-25 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →
Aug 29, 2024Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2024-08-29 by TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN).SEC filing →

Every filing

Hillsdale, Illinois
Filed Aug 13, 2026 (2mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
2,495
Layoff
Amarillo, Texas
Filed Jan 20, 2026 (9mo ago) · Effective Feb 24, 2026 · official filing →
1,761
Layoff
Amarillo, Texas
Filed Nov 26, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Jan 20, 2026 · official filing →
1,761
Layoff
Fort Worth, Texas
Filed Jun 18, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Aug 15, 2025 · official filing →
275
Layoff
Rochelle, Illinois
Filed Jun 13, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
259
Layoff
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jan 31, 2025 · official filing →
110
Layoff
Richland, South Carolina
Filed Jan 8, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
241
Layoff
Jacksonville, Florida
Filed Dec 13, 2023 (2y ago) · Effective Jan 12, 2024 · official filing →
11
Layoff
Jacksonville, Florida
Filed Nov 8, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Jan 8, 2024 · official filing →
219
Layoff
Corydon, Indiana
Filed Aug 7, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Mar 1, 2024 · official filing →
368
Layoff
Downers Grove, Illinois
Filed May 26, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
51
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed May 26, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
177
Layoff
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
Filed May 26, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
262
Layoff
San Diego, California
Filed Feb 15, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 15, 2018 · official filing →
401
Closure
San Diego, California
Filed Jan 16, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Mar 16, 2018 · official filing →
79
Layoff
San Diego, California
Filed Dec 13, 2017 (8y ago) · Effective Feb 12, 2018 · official filing →
40
Closure
San Diego, California
Filed Nov 15, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jan 15, 2018 · official filing →
17
Layoff
San Diego, California
Filed Nov 2, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Jan 2, 2018 · official filing →
53
Layoff
Vernon, California
Filed Jun 27, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Aug 25, 2016 · official filing →
34
Closure
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Feb 9, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
170
Layoff
Clearfield, Utah
Filed Nov 30, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
106
Layoff
Denison, Iowa
Filed Aug 14, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective Aug 14, 2015 · official filing →
404
Closure
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Filed Jul 27, 2011 (15y ago) · Effective Sep 30, 2011 · official filing →
171
Layoff
Heflin, Alabama
Filed Apr 4, 2007 (19y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
21
Layoff
Gadsden, Alabama
Filed Mar 22, 2007 (19y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
400
Layoff

Questions

Is Tyson Foods laying off employees?

Yes. Tyson Foods filed 3 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 6,017 jobs. The most recent was filed Aug 13, 2026 for Hillsdale, Illinois. Across every year on record since 2007: 25 notices covering 9,886 jobs.

How many jobs is Tyson Foods cutting?

6,017 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 9,886 jobs across all 25 official WARN filings on record since 2007, in 11 states.

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