Education layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
8,377 US education workers received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 107 filings. Another 65 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at University of Southern California (1042 Downey Way) on Nov 4, 2026. On record: 577 filings covering 51,188 jobs, concentrated in California (19,472 roles), the most recent filed Sep 25, 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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6,917 US education workers have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 98 filings (as of Oct 11, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 8,377. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of education jobs lost is higher.
The largest US education WARN filings on record are Durham School Services (3,904), SDH Education West, LLC d/b/a Sodexo (1,378), University of Southern California (1,254) jobs, and California has the most affected education roles (19,472).
Yes. 65 education jobs across 10 WARN filings are scheduled to end in the next 90 days. The soonest is University of Southern California (1042 Downey Way) (California), 7 jobs, effective Nov 4, 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.
12 education filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Sep 25, 2026. New filings appear automatically.