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: Oct 25 (436)
236
Sep 25
436
Oct 25
191
Nov 25
132
Dec 25
315
Jan 26
292
Feb 26
282
Mar 26
355
Apr 26
236
May 26
285
Jun 26
182
Jul 26
1
Aug 26

Industries heating up

Healthcare68 filings / 90d▲ 21%Logistics27 filings / 90d▼ 32%Technology22 filings / 90d▼ 35%Education20 filings / 90d▼ 58%Hospitality19 filings / 90d▼ 0%Finance13 filings / 90d▼ 52%Aerospace9 filings / 90d▲ 29%Media8 filings / 90d▼ 53%

States heating up

California304 filings / 90d▼ 20%New York79 filings / 90d▲ 52%Florida43 filings / 90d▼ 12%Washington28 filings / 90d▼ 7%Illinois23 filings / 90d▼ 12%Wisconsin20 filings / 90d▼ 0%Virginia19 filings / 90d▼ 0%Iowa17 filings / 90d▼ 51%

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

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