Aerospace layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
10,927 US aerospace workers received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 35 filings. Another 1,416 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Menzies Aviation on Nov 19, 2026. On record: 480 filings covering 120,653 jobs, concentrated in California (35,698 roles), the most recent filed Oct 5, 2026. Every entry is the employer's own legally required notice. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor.
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10,632 US aerospace workers have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 30 filings (as of Oct 26, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 10,927. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of aerospace jobs lost is higher.
The largest US aerospace WARN filings on record are united airlines (16,000), United Airlines, Inc. (12,866), Spirit Airlines (7,545) jobs, and California has the most affected aerospace roles (35,698).
Yes. 1,416 aerospace jobs across 2 WARN filings are scheduled to end in the next 90 days. The soonest is Menzies Aviation (California), 137 jobs, effective Nov 19, 2026.
Every entry is a public WARN Act notice filed with a state labor agency, the legally required warning of about 60 days before a mass layoff or site closure. Nothing is estimated or taken from press reports.
4 aerospace filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Oct 5, 2026. New filings appear automatically.