Weekly report · Week 8

Layoffs in the week of February 16, 2026

In the week of February 16, 2026 (through February 22, 2026), we have verified 2 layoffs announced covering at least 522 jobs.

Employers filed 69 WARN notices naming 3,738 workers in the states we collect, down 27% from the week before.

WARN figures cover the states we collect so far (Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin). Story counts reflect our verified coverage, not every U.S. layoff. Limits of our data.

Stories

February 2026

  1. H&M to lay off 181 workers in Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago, Illinois · 181 jobs

WARN notices filed this week, largest first

Notice date Employer State Location Workers Type Effective Filing
Whirlpool Corporatoin
Our story		 Iowa Amana · Iowa County 341 Layoff Mar 9, 2026 State report
Lucid Group, Inc. California Newark · Alameda County 319 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
GXO Tennessee Shelby County 185 — — Notice (PDF)
H&M Fashion USA, Inc.
Our story		 Illinois Chicago · Cook County 181 Layoff, permanent May 7, 2026 State report
Walgreens (Greens Rd.)
Our story		 Texas Houston · Harris County 159 — Jun 1, 2026 State report
Heartland Human Care Services Illinois Chicago · Cook County 145 Closure, permanent
Union: Yes (union not named)		 Apr 1, 2025 State report
UF Health Shands Florida Gainesville 139 — May 1, 2026 State report
International Paper Company South Carolina Georgetown · Georgetown County 126 Closure, permanent May 1, 2026 State report
Corning Incorporated North Carolina Tarboro · Edgecombe County 123 Closure, permanent Apr 19, 2026 State report
Stockyards Hotel and H3 Ranch Texas Fort Worth · Tarrant County 120 — Apr 6, 2026 State report
AOL Virginia Reston 108 Layoff Mar 1, 2026 Notice (PDF)
Clarifying LLC Florida Clear Water 103 — Apr 19, 2026 State report
UF Health Central Florida Florida The Villages 102 — May 1, 2026 State report
HCL Florida Lakeland 98 — Apr 20, 2026 State report
Focus Services, LLC North Carolina Greenville · Pitt County 94 Closure, permanent Apr 30, 2026 State report
Catalent Maryland, Inc. Maryland Harmans · Anne Arundel County 93 Layoff, permanent Apr 19, 2026 State report
Red O La Jolla, LCC California San Diego · San Diego County 91 Closure, permanent Apr 20, 2026 State report
CVG – Commercial Vehicle Group Alabama Alabama Piedmont 76 Layoff Apr 11, 2026 State report
JC Penney Virginia Springfield 74 Closure May 29, 2026 Notice (PDF)
Huntington Ingall Industries (HII) Mission Technologies Virginia Virginia Beach 74 Layoff Apr 17, 2026 Notice (PDF)
Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation (dba Boston Metal) Massachusetts Woburn 71 — Mar 14, 2026 State report
Charles River Laboratories Massachusetts Wilmington 71 Updated notice Apr 24, 2026 State report
Koppers Inc. South Carolina Florence · Florence County 66 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Bluum USA Inc. Texas Irving · Dallas County 60 — Apr 20, 2026 State report
UF Health Central Florida Florida Leesburg 58 — May 1, 2026 State report
Main Street Sports Group Georgia Colony Square Atlanta · Fulton County 57 Closure, permanent Apr 14, 2026 Notice (PDF)
ION Media Networks, Inc. Georgia Atlanta · Fulton County 53 Layoff, permanent Apr 10, 2026 Notice (PDF)
Hornblower Cruises and Events, LLC Maryland Baltimore 51 Layoff, permanent Apr 25, 2026 State report
California Resources Corporation - (River Run) California Bakersfield · Kern County 46 Layoff, permanent Feb 14, 2026 State report
Raley's California Antioch · Contra Costa County 43 Closure, permanent Apr 28, 2026 State report
Legends Global (dba Legends Attractions, LLC and Legends Music, LLC) Massachusetts Boston 41 — Apr 22, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Anaheim · Orange County 40 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
CHS Northwest Washington Various locations in Washington 38 Layoff, permanent Apr 19, 2026 Notice (PDF)
Breakthru Beverage Group Maryland Linthicum Heights · Anne Arundel County 35 Layoff, permanent Apr 18, 2026 State report
Ferrara Candy Company (2500) California Fairfield · Solano County 33 Layoff, permanent Jun 1, 2026 State report
Peshastin Pear Packers, LLC. Washington Peshastin 31 Layoff, permanent Apr 23, 2026 Notice (PDF)
Tony's Fine Foods California Moreno Valley · Riverside County 24 Closure, permanent May 1, 2026 State report
Wells Fargo California San Francisco · San Francisco County 21 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Main Street Sports Group, LLC. Texas The Woodlands · Montgomery County 18 — Apr 14, 2026 State report
Ferrara Candy Company (2400) California Fairfield · Solano County 17 Layoff, permanent Jun 1, 2026 State report
Ferrara Candy Company (2385) California Fairfield · Solano County 16 Layoff, permanent Jun 1, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Pasadena · Los Angeles County 15 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Nordstrom Card Services Utah — 15 — — State report
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Arizona — 12 — — Notice (PDF)
Louis Vuitton Alabama Birmingham 10 Closure Feb 17, 2026 State report
California Resources Corporation (Ming) California Bakersfield · Kern County 9 Layoff, permanent Feb 14, 2026 State report
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Maryland — 5 Layoff, permanent — State report
Corteva Agriscience LLC California Pittsburg · Contra Costa County 3 Closure, permanent Apr 24, 2026 State report
Catalent Maryland, Inc. Maryland Baltimore 3 Layoff, permanent Apr 19, 2026 State report
Lowe's Oregon — 3 Layoff — Notice (PDF)
Ferrara Candy Company (One Jelly Belly) California Fairfield · Solano County 2 Layoff, permanent Jun 1, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Marina · Monterey County 2 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wells Fargo Iowa West Des Moines · Polk County 2 Layoff Apr 18, 2026 State report
Ferrara Candy Company (Courage Drive) California Fairfield · Solano County 1 Layoff, permanent Jun 1, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Culver City · Los Angeles County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Hawthorne · Los Angeles County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Torrance · Los Angeles County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California West Covina · Los Angeles County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Salinas · Monterey County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Riverside County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Irvine · Orange County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California La Habra · Orange County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Orange · Orange County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Ontario · San Bernardino County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Redlands · San Bernardino County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Oxnard · Ventura County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Simi Valley · Ventura County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Wescom Financial California Thousand Oaks · Ventura County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 21, 2026 State report
Liberty Dental Plan Tennessee Bradley County 1 — Apr 6, 2026 Notice (PDF)