Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from United Airlines in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Oct 1, 2021 for 796 jobs in Newark, New Jersey. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.
44,385 roles affected across 28 filings in 8 states.
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Canary status: SingingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
No WARN filing or SEC event in the recent window — quiet on the wire right now.
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 United Airlines's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ 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:
United Airlines has filed 28 WARN notices between 2005 and 2021, cutting 44,385 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Oct 1, 2021.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for United 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.
Oct 26, 2005Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the UNITED AIR LINES INC. PILOTS FIXED BENEFIT INCOME PLAN plan (14,237 participants), AMF OHARE, IL — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →
Jun 30, 2005Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the UNITED AIR LINES, INC. FLIGHT ATTENDANT EES RET. PLAN plan (28,367 participants), AMF OHARE, IL — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →
Jun 30, 2005Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the UNITED AIRLINES MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC CONTACT DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN plan (43,509 participants), AMF OHARE, IL — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →
May 23, 2005Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the UNITED AIRLINES GROUND EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN plan (36,370 participants), AMF OHARE, IL — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →
Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from United Airlines in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Oct 1, 2021 for 796 jobs in Newark, New Jersey. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.
How many jobs is United Airlines cutting?
44,385 jobs across all 28 official WARN filings on record since 2005, in 8 states.
When do the United Airlines layoffs take effect?
The most recent filing lists an effective date of Oct 1, 2021. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.
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