U.S. Layoffs in August 2020

In August 2020, employers filed 501 layoff notices across 29 states in the USA. 406 employers announced 49,741 affected workers, down 8% from July 2020.

Month over month

August 2020 ran low compared with July 2020.

Filings

501

-8% vs 546 in July

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Affected workers

49,741

-22% vs 63,870 in July

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States

with filings this month

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Employers

406

announced layoffs

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Filings per month

Trailing 12 months ending August 2020

Top employers

Ranked by jobs affected

1.FCA US LLC4,335
1 notice
2.MSG Entertainment Group, LLC and its affiliates MSG Arena, LLC; and Radio City Productions LLC)2,083
1 notice
3.Verity Health System of California, Inc.2,030
1 notice
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U.S. Layoffs in August 2020

Month over month

Filings per month

Top employers

Affected workers per month

Top sectors

Top states