Media layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
2,616 US media workers received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 42 filings. Another 175 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Quixote Studio Services - North Valley Campus A on Nov 14, 2026. On record: 426 filings covering 48,163 jobs, concentrated in California (23,383 roles), the most recent filed Oct 7, 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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2,616 US media workers have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 42 filings (as of Oct 26, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 2,616. 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), UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS DBA UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD (3,025), Universal City Studios, LLC dba Universal Studios Hollywood (2,455) jobs, and California has the most affected media roles (23,383).
Yes. 175 media jobs across 5 WARN filings are scheduled to end in the next 90 days. The soonest is Quixote Studio Services - North Valley Campus A (California), 24 jobs, effective Nov 14, 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 media filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Oct 7, 2026. New filings appear automatically.