Agriculture layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
9,853 US agriculture workers received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 56 filings. Another 262 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Renteria Vineyard Management on Oct 15, 2026. On record: 278 filings covering 51,545 jobs, concentrated in Washington (17,782 roles), the most recent filed Oct 2, 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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9,443 US agriculture workers have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 48 filings (as of Oct 10, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 9,853. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of agriculture jobs lost is higher.
The largest US agriculture WARN filings on record are Gebbers Farms, Etal (6,910), John Deere Harvester Works (2,800), Stemilt Ag Services LLC (1,561) jobs, and Washington has the most affected agriculture roles (17,782).
Yes. 262 agriculture jobs across 5 WARN filings are scheduled to end in the next 90 days. The soonest is Renteria Vineyard Management (California), 91 jobs, effective Oct 15, 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.
23 agriculture filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Oct 2, 2026. New filings appear automatically.