Manufacturing layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?

9,949 US manufacturing workers have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 52 filings (as of Oct 7, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 13,606. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of manufacturing jobs lost is higher.

The largest US manufacturing WARN filings on record are Zachry Industrial, Inc. (4,072), Tyson Foods, Inc. (3,499), Toledo North Assembly Plant (3,207) jobs, and Texas has the most affected manufacturing roles (10,384).

Yes. 358 manufacturing jobs across 4 WARN filings are scheduled to end in the next 90 days. The soonest is Clarmil Manufacturing Corporation (California), 108 jobs, effective Oct 30, 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.

9 manufacturing filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Sep 24, 2026. New filings appear automatically.