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Layoffs in Illinois
16 announcements at 15 employers with a WARN notice filed in Illinois, in the last 12 months: 1,776 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure; 16 are US layoff notices (WARN).
16AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
1.8kJobs cut, counted1,776, once per announcement
15Employers4 of them in the Index
16WARN noticesFormal US layoff notices
Month by month
The largest
- 13th Aug2,495jobs cut
- 10th Feb416jobs cut
- 20th Feb181jobs cut
- 30th Jan172jobs cut
- 7th Apr170jobs cut
- 27th Mar111jobs cut
- 31st Mar107jobs cut
- 7th Aug101jobs cut
- 4th May99jobs cut
- 31st Mar90jobs cut
Every announcement
Newest first. Employers in the Index and rounds of 250 jobs or more lead; smaller notices at other employers fold under each month, read under the same rule.
September 2026 163 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Ametek
- 1st Sep63jobs cut
August 2026 3101 jobs
- 13th Aug2,495jobs cut
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Nordstrom, Essendant
- 7th Aug101jobs cut
- 3rd Aug53jobs cut
May 2026 199 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Vistra
- 4th May99jobs cut
April 2026 2248 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Dana Corporation, Aramark
- 10th Apr78jobs cut
- 7th Apr170jobs cut
March 2026 3308 jobs
- 27th Mar111jobs cut
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Southwest Airlines, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
- 31st Mar107jobs cut
- 31st Mar90jobs cut
February 2026 3669 jobs
- 20th Feb181jobs cut
- 10th Feb416jobs cut
- 3rd Feb72jobs cut
January 2026 1172 jobs
- 30th Jan172jobs cut
November 2025 2116 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Essendant, Kroger
- 20th Nov44jobs cut
- 16th Nov72jobs cut
Labels are our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed on each employer’s page. Summaries are machine-written from the best source; the source is what counts. How it works