Illinois layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
31,343 workers in Illinois received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 101 filings. In total the Illinois registry holds 2,619 filings covering 440,682 jobs, hardest-hit in Chicago, the most recent filed Oct 13, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor, not every job lost.
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29,456 workers in Illinois have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 85 filings (as of Oct 26, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 31,343. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of jobs lost in Illinois is higher.
The largest Illinois WARN filings on record are BlackBerry Corporation (12,700), Ideal US Talent Systems Worker Opco LLC (9,891), Hospira, Inc. (8,048) jobs. The newest Illinois filing is dated Oct 13, 2026. Every one is a notice the employer filed with the state.
This page lists every Illinois WARN notice on record. 85 Illinois WARN notices have been filed so far in 2026, covering 29,456 jobs, the newest dated Oct 13, 2026. Each one is taken from the notices employers file with the Illinois state labor agency, with a link to the original where the state publishes one.
Yes. Under the federal WARN Act, larger employers must give about 60 days' notice before a mass layoff or site closure, filed with the state. Some states add their own mini-WARN rules with lower thresholds.
21 Illinois filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Oct 13, 2026. New filings appear automatically.