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Is Walgreens laying off workers?

Yes. Walgreens filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 159 jobs. The most recent was filed Feb 18, 2026 for Houston, Texas, effective Jun 1, 2026. Across every year on record since 2012: 16 notices covering 2,108 jobs.

2,108 roles affected across 16 filings in 5 states.

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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 5 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Illinois1,725Texas159California149Utah70Kansas5

Filing history

Walgreens has filed 16 WARN notices between 2012 and 2026, cutting 2,108 jobs in total. Up 7% year-on-year: 159 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 149 the year before.

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Every filing

Houston, Texas
Filed Feb 18, 2026 (8mo ago) · Effective Jun 1, 2026 · official filing →
159
Layoff
San Leandro, California
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 17, 2025 · official filing →
26
Closure
Reedley, California
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 25, 2025 · official filing →
18
Closure
Whittier, California
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 20, 2025 · official filing →
19
Closure
Los Angeles, California
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 27, 2025 · official filing →
27
Closure
Placentia, California
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 24, 2025 · official filing →
8
Closure
Orange, California
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 25, 2025 · official filing →
13
Closure
Stanton, California
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 26, 2025 · official filing →
22
Closure
Dinuba, California
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Mar 19, 2025 · official filing →
16
Closure
Salt Lake City, Utah
Filed Nov 29, 2023 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
70
Layoff
Edwardsville, Illinois
Filed Jun 29, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
393
Layoff
Deerfield, Illinois
Filed May 23, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
924
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed May 23, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
73
Layoff
Deerfield, Illinois
Filed Aug 17, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective Feb 1, 2015 · official filing →
270
Layoff
Berkeley, Illinois
Filed Jan 25, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
65
Layoff
Filed Sep 10, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
5
Layoff
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Questions

Is Walgreens laying off employees?

Yes. Walgreens filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 159 jobs. The most recent was filed Feb 18, 2026 for Houston, Texas, effective Jun 1, 2026. Across every year on record since 2012: 16 notices covering 2,108 jobs.

How many jobs is Walgreens cutting?

159 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 2,108 jobs across all 16 official WARN filings on record since 2012, in 5 states.

When do the Walgreens layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Jun 1, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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