Media layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
2,145 US media workers received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 37 filings. Another 71 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Universal City Studios Productions LLLP on Oct 13, 2026. On record: 127 filings covering 14,669 jobs, concentrated in New Jersey (6,042 roles), the most recent filed Sep 15, 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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2,145 US media workers have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 37 filings (as of Oct 7, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 2,145. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of media jobs lost is higher.
The largest US media WARN filings on record are Revel Entertainment Group, LLC (3,286), Jersey Sports and Entertainment Authority (960), New Jersey Sports and Entertainment Authority (960) jobs, and New Jersey has the most affected media roles (6,042).
Yes. 71 media jobs across 5 WARN filings are scheduled to end in the next 90 days. The soonest is Universal City Studios Productions LLLP (California), 14 jobs, effective Oct 13, 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.
11 media filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Sep 15, 2026. New filings appear automatically.