COMPANY DOSSIER
WestRock Layoffs
Yes. WestRock filed 17 WARN notices to cut 1,456 jobs in 7 states. The most recent was filed Jan 19, 2024 under the federal WARN Act.
1,456 roles affected across 17 filings in 7 states.
Canary status: SingingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
No WARN filing or SEC event in the recent window — quiet on the wire right now.
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 7 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Filing history
WestRock has filed 17 WARN notices between 2015 and 2024, cutting 1,456 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Jan 19, 2024.
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Every filing
Seattle, Washington
Filed Jan 19, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
87
LayoffFiled Oct 31, 2023 (2y ago) · Effective Oct 31, 2023 · official filing →
70
LayoffChicago, Illinois
Filed Sep 28, 2023 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
73
LayoffTacoma, Washington
Filed Sep 13, 2023 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
408
LayoffColumbus, Indiana
Filed Aug 15, 2023 (2y ago) · Effective Oct 15, 2023 · official filing →
101
LayoffChicago, Illinois
Filed May 3, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
48
LayoffBrooklyn Curtis, Maryland
Filed Apr 25, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Jul 3, 2023 · official filing →
75
ClosureBrooklyn Curtis, Maryland
Filed Mar 31, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective May 31, 2022 · official filing →
30
LayoffNorth Charleston, South Carolina
Filed Aug 16, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
21
LayoffNorth Charleston, South Carolina
Filed May 8, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
North Charleston, South Carolina
Filed Mar 9, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
23
LayoffEdwardsville, Illinois
Filed Dec 18, 2019 (6y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
68
LayoffSioux City, Iowa
Filed Aug 1, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Sep 29, 2017 · official filing →
80
ClosureLatta, South Carolina
Filed Nov 1, 2016 (9y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
99
LayoffChicago, Illinois
Filed May 10, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
173
LayoffChicago, Illinois
Filed Mar 11, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
49
LayoffIowa City, Iowa
Filed Jul 17, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective Sep 30, 2015 · official filing →
50
ClosureQuestions
Is WestRock laying off employees?
Yes. WestRock filed 17 WARN notices to cut 1,456 jobs in 7 states. The most recent was filed Jan 19, 2024 under the federal WARN Act.
How many jobs is WestRock cutting?
1,456 jobs, across 17 official WARN filings in 7 states.
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