Energy layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
1,523 US energy workers received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 18 filings. Another 697 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Eos Energy Storage, LLC on Oct 26, 2026. On record: 221 filings covering 27,144 jobs, concentrated in Texas (9,681 roles), the most recent filed Sep 23, 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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1,179 US energy workers have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 14 filings (as of Oct 7, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 1,523. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of energy jobs lost is higher.
The largest US energy WARN filings on record are Haliburton Energy Services-N. Sam Houston (4,484), Bechtel Power Corporation (736), Westinghouse Electric (674) jobs, and Texas has the most affected energy roles (9,681).
Yes. 697 energy jobs across 5 WARN filings are scheduled to end in the next 90 days. The soonest is Eos Energy Storage, LLC (Pennsylvania), 251 jobs, effective Oct 26, 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.
7 energy filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Sep 23, 2026. New filings appear automatically.