Talent Risk · Employers · Consumer & retail
Jack in the Box
- 15
- Jobs cut · 90 days
- 15
- Jobs cut · 12 months
- 5 Oct 2026
- Latest news
Jack in the Box is showing signs of job cuts: 15 jobs in small notices in the last 90 days — below the size that counts as Cutting.
Latest, on 5 October: Jack in the Box filed a WARN notice for 15 employees at its Kent, WA location, effective 2026-12-02.
What’s happening, and where
- 5 October 2026Cuts announced · 15 jobs in USJack in the Box filed a WARN notice for 15 employees at its Kent, WA location, effective 2026-12-02.Formal notice · WARN notice (WA)
Next This becomes Cutting if a single notice or announcement in 90 days covers 100 or more jobs, or 0.1% of its staff.
The last 12 months
Baseline building. A full year of history is still loading; the comparison appears when it has.
At a glance
| Label | Signs since the week to 6 Oct |
|---|---|
| Jobs cut, 12 months | 15 |
| Jobs cut, 90 days | 15 |
| Latest on the record | 5 October 2026 · Cuts announced · 15 jobs |
| Where the jobs are | US |
| Normal for them? | Baseline building. A full year of history is still loading; the comparison appears when it has. |
| Sources, 12 months | 1 report from 1 outlet, each linked below |
| Headquarters · sector | US · Consumer & retail · JACK |
| Which company | Jack in the Box, American fast-food restaurant chain (headquartered in US; Wikidata Q1538507). |
What happened
Every event on the record, newest first. Open a row for the full summary and every report. How we decide
| Date | What | Jobs | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2026 | Cuts announcedJack in the Box filed a WARN notice for 15 employees at its Kent, WA location, effective 2026-12-02.
| 15 jobs | Formal notice |
Which jobs, and where
In context
How the label has changed · 26 weeks
| 6 Oct | Quiet → Signs |
|---|
Share of its sector’s cuts
0%
of the 21,445 job cuts announced in 12 months by the employers we cover in consumer & retail.
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- Jack in the Box15 jobs
Job cuts in 12 months as a share of each employer’s workforce.
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Relevant through its sector and market, not a finding about Jack in the Box. Official sources.
Jack in the Box, American fast-food restaurant chain (headquartered in US; Wikidata Q1538507).
Right of reply
Jack in the Box can reply or correct this record at any time.
This label is our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed.