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Layoff Statistics 2026

This page collects current figures on US layoffs, jobless claims, announced job cuts, displaced workers and how long it takes to find work again, each linked to the agency, firm or Federal Reserve bank that published it. Most data cover 2025 and 2026. Use the sections to compare layoffs that actually happened with cuts employers only announced.

By the Mojolin research desk · Updated November 2, 2026 · Next review by December 17, 2026

55 of 55 source quotes re-checked against the original pages on November 3, 2026

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Key takeaways

Research overview

What the numbers say

Official US data show a labor market with fewer layoffs than the headlines suggest. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1.6 million layoffs and discharges in August 2026, a rate of 1.0% of employment, while 3.1 million people quit. Weekly jobless claims tell the same story: 194,000 initial claims in late October 2026, below the same week a year earlier. Over a whole year the numbers are larger than many expect, though, with 21.2 million layoffs and discharges in 2025, because some churn happens in every month.

Announced job cuts, tracked by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, swung much more. Employers announced 1,206,374 cuts in 2025, the most since 2020, with federal DOGE actions the single largest reason. Through September 2026 announcements were down 39%, but that drop is mostly government; outside it the decline was only 15%. Technology companies announced 165,925 cuts, 29% of the 2026 total, and transportation cuts nearly tripled.

Artificial intelligence is now the reason employers cite most often. Challenger counted 120,136 announced cuts linked to AI through September 2026, about 21% of all cuts and more than twice the 54,836 for all of 2025. These are employer explanations rather than measured effects, but they line up with San Francisco Fed research showing the steepest fall in job finding among unemployed college graduates, the group most exposed to office and technology restructuring.

For workers who do lose a job, recovery has become harder. The BLS Displaced Worker Survey found 7.4 million people displaced from 2023 to 2025, up from 6.3 million, and only 66.1% of long-tenured displaced workers were back at work by January 2026. Just 49% of those reemployed full time matched their old pay, down from 62%. Fewer than half got written advance notice, even though the WARN Act requires 60 days for larger layoffs, and 27.1% of unemployed people had been looking for six months or more.

01

US layoffs and discharges

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US layoffs and discharges per year, 2021 to 2025 (thousands)

Sum of monthly layoffs and discharges, total nonfarm, not seasonally adjusted, in thousands.

16K18K20K22K2021202220232024202521,239

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, January 2026 (with 2025 annual estimates)

View data table
CategoryValue
202117,104
202217,644
202319,847
202420,014
202521,239
  1. 1
    1.6 million

    US employers carried out 1.6 million layoffs and discharges in August 2026, essentially unchanged from July.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, August 2026Sep 2026

    Link
  2. 2
    1.0%

    The US layoffs and discharges rate was 1.0% of employment in August 2026.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, August 2026Sep 2026

    Link
  3. 3
    3.1 million

    About 3.1 million US workers quit their jobs in August 2026, nearly twice the number who were laid off, for a quits rate of 1.9%.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, August 2026Sep 2026

    Link
  4. 4
    1.7 million

    BLS revised July 2026 layoffs and discharges up by 36,000 to 1.7 million, a reminder that first estimates change.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, August 2026Sep 2026

    Link
  5. 5
    21.2 million

    US employers made 21.2 million layoffs and discharges in 2025, 1.2 million more than in 2024 and 33.8% of all job separations.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, January 2026 (with 2025 annual estimates)Mar 2026

    Link
  6. 6
    1.1%

    The average monthly layoffs and discharges rate in 2025 was 1.1%, compared with 2.0% for quits.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, January 2026 (with 2025 annual estimates)Mar 2026

    Link

What these figures suggest

Employers laid off or discharged about 1.6 million US workers in August 2026, a layoff rate of 1.0% of employment. That is low by historical standards and below the 1.8 million recorded a year earlier. Over a full year the churn adds up: 21.2 million layoffs and discharges in 2025, up 1.2 million from 2024. Quits still outnumber layoffs nearly two to one, so most job separations remain voluntary.

02

Layoffs by industry

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Average monthly layoff rate by industry, 2025

Layoffs and discharges as a percent of employment, 2025 annual average, not seasonally adjusted (JOLTS table 24).

Arts, entertainment and recreation3.8%Construction2.1%Professional and business services2%Transportation, warehousing and utilities1.6%Leisure and hospitality1.5%Information1.3%Retail trade1.1%Manufacturing0.9%Health care and social assistance0.7%Finance and insurance0.6%Government0.4%

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, January 2026 (with 2025 annual estimates)

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CategoryValue
Arts, entertainment and recreation3.8%
Construction2.1%
Professional and business services2%
Transportation, warehousing and utilities1.6%
Leisure and hospitality1.5%
Information1.3%
Retail trade1.1%
Manufacturing0.9%
Health care and social assistance0.7%
Finance and insurance0.6%
Government0.4%
  1. 7
    2.0%

    The layoffs and discharges rate in professional and business services averaged 2.0% a month in 2025, up from 1.7% in 2021.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, January 2026 (with 2025 annual estimates)Mar 2026

    Link
  2. 8
    3.8%

    Arts, entertainment and recreation had the highest layoff rate of any industry in 2025, averaging 3.8% of employment a month.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, January 2026 (with 2025 annual estimates)Mar 2026

    Link
  3. 9
    1.3%

    The layoff rate in the information sector, which includes software publishing and telecom, rose to 1.3% in 2025 from 1.1% in 2024.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, January 2026 (with 2025 annual estimates)Mar 2026

    Link
  4. 10
    1.7%

    Professional and business services recorded 390,000 layoffs and discharges in August 2026, a rate of 1.7%.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, August 2026Sep 2026

    Link
  5. 11
    0.3%

    Government had a layoffs and discharges rate of 0.3% in August 2026, the lowest of any major sector.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJob Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, August 2026Sep 2026

    Link

What these figures suggest

Layoff risk is concentrated in a few industries. Arts, entertainment and recreation, construction, and professional and business services had the highest layoff rates in 2025, while government and finance had the lowest. Professional and business services, which includes many office and contract roles, reached a 2.0% annual average rate in 2025, its highest in the five years shown. Monthly industry figures swing a lot, so the annual averages are the better guide.

03

Unemployment insurance claims

  1. 12
    194,000

    Seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance were 194,000 in the week ending October 24, 2026.

    OfficialU.S. Department of LaborUnemployment Insurance Weekly Claims, October 29, 2026Oct 2026

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  2. 13
    178,851

    Before seasonal adjustment, 178,851 initial claims were filed in the week ending October 24, 2026.

    OfficialU.S. Department of LaborUnemployment Insurance Weekly Claims, October 29, 2026Oct 2026

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  3. 14
    203,012

    In the comparable week of 2025, states received 203,012 initial claims, more than in the same week of 2026.

    OfficialU.S. Department of LaborUnemployment Insurance Weekly Claims, October 29, 2026Oct 2026

    Link
  4. 15
    1,701,000

    About 1,701,000 people were receiving regular state unemployment benefits (seasonally adjusted) in the week ending October 17, 2026.

    OfficialU.S. Department of LaborUnemployment Insurance Weekly Claims, October 29, 2026Oct 2026

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  5. 16
    1.1%

    The insured unemployment rate was 1.1% in mid-October 2026, meaning 1.1% of covered workers were claiming benefits.

    OfficialU.S. Department of LaborUnemployment Insurance Weekly Claims, October 29, 2026Oct 2026

    Link
  6. 17
    442

    Former federal civilian employees filed 442 initial claims in the week ending October 17, 2026, compared with 10,064 in the same week a year earlier.

    OfficialU.S. Department of LaborUnemployment Insurance Weekly Claims, October 29, 2026Oct 2026

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What these figures suggest

Weekly jobless claims are the fastest public read on layoffs, and in late October 2026 they were low. Initial claims of 194,000 were below the 221,000 seen in the same week a year earlier, and about 1.7 million people were collecting regular state benefits. Claims filed by former federal employees have dropped back to a few hundred a week after the 2025 federal job cuts.

04

Announced job cuts

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Industries with the most announced job cuts, January to September 2026

Announced job cuts by US-based employers, year to date through September 2026.

Technology165,925Transportation44,430Health care/products37,417Consumer products30,652Services30,084

Source Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Challenger Report, September 2026

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CategoryValue
Technology165,925
Transportation44,430
Health care/products37,417
Consumer products30,652
Services30,084
  1. 18
    1,206,374

    US employers announced 1,206,374 job cuts in 2025, up 58% from 2024 and the highest annual total since 2020.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, December 2025Jan 2026

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  2. 19
    573,195

    US employers announced 573,195 job cuts from January to September 2026, down 39% from the same period of 2025.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  3. 20
    15%

    Excluding government, announced job cuts through September 2026 were down 15% from a year earlier.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  4. 21
    43,281

    US employers announced 43,281 job cuts in September 2026, the lowest September total since 2022.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  5. 22
    129,591

    Announced job cuts totaled 129,591 in the third quarter of 2026, down 36% from the third quarter of 2025.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  6. 23
    165,925

    Technology companies announced 165,925 job cuts through September 2026, up 54% from the same period of 2025.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  7. 24
    29%

    Technology accounts for 29% of all US job cuts announced in 2026, more than any other industry.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  8. 25
    190%

    Announced job cuts in transportation rose 190% to 44,430 through September 2026.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  9. 26
    92%

    Government job cut announcements through September 2026 were down 92% from a year earlier, after 308,167 government cuts in 2025.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

    Link

What these figures suggest

Challenger, Gray & Christmas counts job cuts that employers announce, which is a different measure from layoffs actually carried out. By that count, 2025 was the heaviest year since 2020, driven by federal government cuts. Announcements through September 2026 are down 39%, but almost all of that drop comes from government; excluding it, cuts are down only 15%. Technology is the exception, with announced cuts up 54% and making up 29% of the 2026 total.

05

Why companies cut jobs: AI and other reasons

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Top reasons for announced US job cuts, January to September 2026

Reasons as stated by employers in job cut announcements, year to date through September 2026.

Artificial intelligence120,136Market/economic conditions114,124Closing99,092Restructuring79,892Contract loss45,429Cost-cutting38,046

Source Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Challenger Report, September 2026

View data table
CategoryValue
Artificial intelligence120,136
Market/economic conditions114,124
Closing99,092
Restructuring79,892
Contract loss45,429
Cost-cutting38,046
  1. 27
    120,136

    Employers cited artificial intelligence for 120,136 announced US job cuts through September 2026, about 21% of all cuts and the top reason year to date.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  2. 28
    3,961

    AI was cited for 3,961 announced job cuts in September 2026, about 9% of the month's total.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

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  3. 29
    54,836

    In all of 2025, employers attributed 54,836 announced job cuts to artificial intelligence.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, December 2025Jan 2026

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  4. 30
    71,825

    From 2023, when Challenger began tracking the reason, through 2025, AI was cited in 71,825 announced job cuts.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, December 2025Jan 2026

    Link
  5. 31
    114,124

    Market and economic conditions were cited for 114,124 announced job cuts through September 2026, the second most common reason.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

    Link
  6. 32
    293,753

    DOGE actions were the leading reason for announced US job cuts in 2025, accounting for 293,753 planned layoffs.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, December 2025Jan 2026

    Link

What these figures suggest

Artificial intelligence has become the most cited reason for announced job cuts in 2026. Employers linked 120,136 planned cuts to AI through September, more than twice the 54,836 for all of 2025. These are reasons employers give in announcements, so they show how companies describe cuts rather than proof that AI replaced the work. In 2025 the leading reason was federal DOGE actions.

06

Displaced workers: who loses jobs and what happens next

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Reemployment rate of long-tenured displaced workers by age, January 2026

Share of workers displaced from 2023 to 2025 after at least 3 years with their employer who were employed in January 2026.

72.9%Ages 25 to 5457.3%Ages 55 to 6438.6%Age 65 and older

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Worker Displacement: 2023-2025

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CategoryValue
Ages 25 to 5472.9%
Ages 55 to 6457.3%
Age 65 and older38.6%
  1. 33
    3.3 million

    From 2023 to 2025, 3.3 million US workers were displaced from jobs they had held for at least three years.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link
  2. 34
    7.4 million

    Including workers with shorter tenure, 7.4 million US workers were displaced from 2023 to 2025, up from 6.3 million in 2021 to 2023.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link
  3. 35
    66.1%

    By January 2026, 66.1% of long-tenured workers displaced from 2023 to 2025 had found new jobs.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

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  4. 36
    18.3%

    In January 2026, 18.3% of long-tenured displaced workers were still unemployed, compared with 16.1% in January 2024.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link
  5. 37
    44.4%

    The most common cause of displacement in 2023 to 2025 was an abolished position or shift, cited by 44.4% of long-tenured displaced workers.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link
  6. 38
    32.6%

    Plant or company closures and moves accounted for 32.6% of long-tenured displacement in 2023 to 2025, and insufficient work for 22.9%.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link
  7. 39
    642,000

    642,000 long-tenured manufacturing workers were displaced from 2023 to 2025, 19% of all long-tenured displacement.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link
  8. 40
    49%

    About 49% of displaced workers reemployed in full-time jobs earned as much or more than in their lost job in January 2026, down from about 62% in 2024.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link

What these figures suggest

The BLS Displaced Worker Survey follows people who lost jobs because a plant closed, work dried up or their position was eliminated. Displacement rose for the 2023 to 2025 period, with 7.4 million workers affected, and about two thirds of long-tenured displaced workers were back at work by January 2026. The bigger change is pay: only about 49% of those reemployed full time earned as much as before, down from about 62% two years earlier.

07

WARN notices and advance warning

  1. 41
    45%

    About 45% of long-tenured workers displaced from 2023 to 2025 received written advance notice that their jobs would end.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link
  2. 42
    58%

    About 58% of long-tenured workers who lost jobs to a plant or company closing or move in 2023 to 2025 received written advance notice.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWorker Displacement: 2023-2025Aug 2026

    Link
  3. 43
    60 days

    The federal WARN Act requires larger employers to notify affected workers at least 60 days before a potential mass layoff.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of ClevelandAdvance Layoff Notice Provision and the WARN ActOct 2024

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  4. 44
    20%

    The share of displaced workers receiving at least 30 days of written notice roughly doubled after the WARN Act, from about 9% to about 20%.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of ClevelandAdvance Layoff Notice Provision and the WARN ActOct 2024

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  5. 45
    90 days

    After New York extended its required notice period in 2009, the median WARN notice in the state rose from about 60 days to about 90 days.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of ClevelandAdvance Layoff Notice Provision and the WARN ActOct 2024

    Link
  6. 46
    290,000

    More than 2,700 WARN notices were filed in the US in 2018, covering almost 290,000 workers.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of ClevelandUsing Advance Layoff Notices as a Labor Market IndicatorDec 2019

    Link
  7. 47
    5,396

    WARN notices from Washington orchards and agricultural employers accounted for 5,396 announced US job cuts in September 2026.

    IndustryChallenger, Gray & ChristmasChallenger Report, September 2026Oct 2026

    Link

What these figures suggest

The federal WARN Act requires larger employers to give 60 days of notice before a mass layoff or plant closing, but most displaced workers still get no written warning. Fewer than half of long-tenured displaced workers in 2023 to 2025 received written notice, rising to about 58% when a plant closed. Federal Reserve research shows the law did raise notice rates after 1989, and WARN filings are now used as an early signal of layoffs.

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Unemployment duration and finding work after a layoff

  1. 48
    27.1%

    27.1% of unemployed Americans had been out of work for 27 weeks or more in September 2026, about 1.9 million people.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe Employment Situation, September 2026Oct 2026

    Link
  2. 49
    11.5 weeks

    The median spell of unemployment in the US was 11.5 weeks in September 2026, up from 10.1 weeks a year earlier (seasonally adjusted).

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe Employment Situation, September 2026Oct 2026

    Link
  3. 50
    45.4%

    Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs made up 45.4% of all unemployed people in September 2026.

    OfficialU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe Employment Situation, September 2026Oct 2026

    Link
  4. 51
    25%

    The monthly job-finding rate for unemployed Americans fell from 30% to 25% between January 2023 and January 2026.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoJob-Finding Anomalies of the Current ExpansionAug 2026

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  5. 52
    30%

    Unemployed college graduates saw their job-finding rate fall 30% from January 2023 to January 2026, the steepest drop of any education group.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoJob-Finding Anomalies of the Current ExpansionAug 2026

    Link
  6. 53
    45%

    During the 2007 to 2009 downturn, the job-finding rate for unemployed people fell 45%, more than double the recent decline.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoJob-Finding Anomalies of the Current ExpansionAug 2026

    Link
  7. 54
    13.5%

    US consumers put the average chance of losing their job in the next 12 months at 13.5% in September 2026, the lowest reading since December 2024.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of New YorkSurvey of Consumer Expectations, September 2026Oct 2026

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  8. 55
    46.1%

    Workers put their chance of finding a new job if they lost their current one at 46.1% in September 2026.

    IndustryFederal Reserve Bank of New YorkSurvey of Consumer Expectations, September 2026Oct 2026

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What these figures suggest

Losing a job takes longer to recover from than it did a few years ago. The typical unemployed person had been looking for about 11.5 weeks in September 2026, and 27.1% had been out of work for six months or more. San Francisco Fed research finds the monthly job-finding rate for unemployed people fell from 30% to 25% between 2023 and 2026, with the sharpest drop among college graduates. Workers themselves are less worried: their expected chance of losing a job is at its lowest since late 2024.

About these figures

Figures come from US government statistical agencies, the Department of Labor, regional Federal Reserve banks and the original reports of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, and every quote was checked against the publisher's page. JOLTS layoffs count every involuntary separation in a month, jobless claims count people who file for benefits, and Challenger counts cuts employers announce, which may happen later, partly or not at all, so the three measures do not add up to one another. Monthly figures are preliminary and often revised. Layoffs.fyi tech layoff counts were not used because the figures could not be retrieved as page text.

Every figure was taken from the publisher's own page, together with the sentence it appears in, and that sentence is re-checked against the source before each update. Where a survey covers a specific group, the figure says so. Read the methodology. Spotted a problem? Email editorial@mojolin.com.

Frequently asked questions

+How many people get laid off in the US each month?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1.6 million layoffs and discharges in August 2026, or 1.0% of employment. Across all of 2025, employers made 21.2 million layoffs and discharges, about 1.1% of employment in an average month.

+Are layoffs increasing in 2026?

Not by most official measures. Monthly layoffs in August 2026 were below the 1.8 million of August 2025, and weekly jobless claims of 194,000 in late October were below the same week of 2025. Announced job cuts tracked by Challenger were down 39% through September, though cuts in technology were up 54%.

+How many layoffs are caused by AI?

Challenger, Gray & Christmas counted 120,136 announced US job cuts in which employers cited artificial intelligence from January to September 2026, about 21% of all announced cuts and the most of any reason. In all of 2025 the figure was 54,836. These counts reflect the reasons employers give, not an independent measure of AI replacing jobs.

+Which industries have the most layoffs?

By rate, arts, entertainment and recreation (3.8% a month), construction (2.1%) and professional and business services (2.0%) had the highest layoff rates in 2025, according to BLS. By announced cuts in 2026, technology leads with 165,925 through September, followed by transportation with 44,430.

+How long does it take to find a job after a layoff?

In September 2026 the median unemployed person had been looking for 11.5 weeks, and 27.1% had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. Among long-tenured workers displaced from 2023 to 2025, 66.1% were reemployed by January 2026, but only 57.3% of those aged 55 to 64 were.

+Do employers have to warn workers before a layoff?

Under the federal WARN Act, larger employers must give at least 60 days of notice before a mass layoff or plant closing, and some states require more. In practice, only about 45% of long-tenured workers displaced from 2023 to 2025 received written advance notice, rising to about 58% for plant closings.

Sources

11 primary sources, by publisher

  1. 01Industry Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Challenger Report, December 2025 (Jan 2026)
  2. 02Industry Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Challenger Report, September 2026 (Oct 2026)
  3. 03Industry Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Advance Layoff Notice Provision and the WARN Act (Oct 2024)
  4. 04Industry Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Using Advance Layoff Notices as a Labor Market Indicator (Dec 2019)
  5. 05Industry Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Survey of Consumer Expectations, September 2026 (Oct 2026)
  6. 06Industry Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Job-Finding Anomalies of the Current Expansion (Aug 2026)
  7. 07Official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, August 2026 (Sep 2026)
  8. 08Official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, January 2026 (with 2025 annual estimates) (Mar 2026)
  9. 09Official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Employment Situation, September 2026 (Oct 2026)
  10. 10Official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Worker Displacement: 2023-2025 (Aug 2026)
  11. 11Official U.S. Department of Labor. Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims, October 29, 2026 (Oct 2026)

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