U.S. Layoffs in January 2017

In January 2017, employers filed 135 layoff notices across 20 states in the USA. 118 employers announced 17,419 affected workers, down 21% from December 2016.

Month over month

January 2017 ran low compared with December 2016.

Filings

135

-21% vs 170 in December

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Affected workers

17,419

+9% vs 15,913 in December

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States

with filings this month

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Employers

118

announced layoffs

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Filings per month

Trailing 12 months ending January 2017

Top employers

Ranked by jobs affected

1.American Apparel, LLC3,457
3 notices
2.Verizon Wireless1,718
2 notices
3.National Steel and Shipbuilding Company844
1 notice
4.Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

U.S. Layoffs in January 2017

Month over month

Filings per month

Top employers

Affected workers per month

Top sectors

Top states