Maine layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
554 workers in Maine received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 7 filings. In total the Maine registry holds 90 filings covering 9,499 jobs, hardest-hit in Westbrook, the most recent filed Sep 9, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor, not every job lost.
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Questions
378 workers in Maine have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 6 filings (as of Oct 11, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 554. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of jobs lost in Maine is higher.
The largest Maine WARN filings on record are Verso Paper (650), Hostess (423), Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (418) jobs. The newest Maine filing is dated Sep 9, 2026. Every one is a notice the employer filed with the state.
This page lists every Maine WARN notice on record. 6 Maine WARN notices have been filed so far in 2026, covering 378 jobs, the newest dated Sep 9, 2026. Each one is taken from the notices employers file with the Maine 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.
2 Maine filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Sep 9, 2026. New filings appear automatically.