THE CANARYWHISTLE INDEX

Layoff trends

Which way the layoff weather is turning — monthly WARN-filing volume, and the industries and states heating up or cooling over the last 90 days versus the 90 before.

Methodology: counts tracked WARN filings, not every US layoff. Our state coverage has grown over time, so read the momentum (90-day windows, where coverage is steady) as the reliable signal; the 12-month chart is directional.

FILINGS PER MONTHpeak: Apr (339)
187
Nov
121
Dec
301
Jan
274
Feb
263
Mar
339
Apr
223
May
114
Jun
12
Jul
17
Aug
2
Sep
1
Aug

Industries heating up

Other532 filings / 90d▼ 6%Education85 filings / 90d▲ 844%Healthcare56 filings / 90d▼ 3%Logistics41 filings / 90d▲ 71%Media25 filings / 90d▲ 525%Finance17 filings / 90d▼ 47%Technology13 filings / 90d▼ 24%Hospitality12 filings / 90d▲ 200%

States heating up

California374 filings / 90d▲ 18%New York69 filings / 90d▲ 331%Florida39 filings / 90d▼ 22%Texas35 filings / 90d▲ 9%New Jersey35 filings / 90d▲ 106%Maryland33 filings / 90d▼ 23%Wisconsin32 filings / 90d▲ 220%Illinois26 filings / 90d▼ 4%

▲ = more filings than the previous 90 days (heating up) · ▼ = fewer (cooling) · NEW = no filings in the prior window

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