DigestsWeekly
Two lenses on the same seven days. What was announced this week, and which jobs ended this week.
In the week of Apr 5 – 11, 2020, employers announced 1,936 layoff notices affecting 214,836 workers across 29 states in the USA, down 15% from the prior week. Separately, 124,764 jobs end this week.
How to read these numbers
Filed this week counts notices by the date they were announced. Jobs ending this week counts layoffs by the date workers actually leave. The two halves rarely match, because notices are published before the layoffs they describe take effect. Federal WARN generally requires 60 days' advance notice for covered events, but requirements, exceptions, and the dates in individual records vary.
Announced
New layoff notices that went public this week. This is the news of the week.
1,936 notices announced
-15% vs 2,281 last week
214,836
workers affected
29
states
1,522
employers
Search filters by announcement date, so the results match this half exactly.
Trailing 12 weeks, counted by announcement date.
Trailing 12 weeks ending Apr 5 – 11, 2020
Taking effect
Layoffs whose final day fell this week, whenever they were announced. This is the impact landing now.
124,764 jobs ending
-56% vs 284,717 last week
1,108
notices taking effect
27
states
594
employers
Search defaults to effective date, matching this half exactly.
Trailing 12 weeks, counted by effective date.
Trailing 12 weeks ending Apr 5 – 11, 2020
Trailing 12 weeks ending Apr 5 – 11, 2020
Ranked by jobs affected
Trailing 12 weeks ending Apr 5 – 11, 2020
Ranked by jobs affected
