Kentucky layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
5,638 workers in Kentucky received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 40 filings. Another 586 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Congo Brands (Alani, Prime, 3D Energy) on Nov 4, 2026. In total the Kentucky registry holds 98 filings covering 11,895 jobs, hardest-hit in Fayette, the most recent filed Oct 12, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor, not every job lost.
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3,815 workers in Kentucky have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 34 filings (as of Oct 26, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 5,638. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of jobs lost in Kentucky is higher.
The largest Kentucky WARN filings on record are Blue Oval SK Group/Battery Plant (1,514), Aramark Campus, LLC (923), Aramark Campus, LLC (923) jobs. The newest Kentucky filing is dated Oct 12, 2026. Every one is a notice the employer filed with the state.
Yes. 586 jobs across 5 WARN filings are scheduled to end in Kentucky in the next 90 days. The soonest is Congo Brands (Alani, Prime, 3D Energy) in Jefferson, 15 jobs, effective Nov 4, 2026.
This page lists every Kentucky WARN notice on record. 34 Kentucky WARN notices have been filed so far in 2026, covering 3,815 jobs, the newest dated Oct 12, 2026. Each one is taken from the notices employers file with the Kentucky 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.
6 Kentucky filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Oct 12, 2026. New filings appear automatically.