DigestsWeekly
Two lenses on the same seven days. What was announced this week, and which jobs ended this week.
In the week of Apr 12 – 18, 2020, employers announced 1,532 layoff notices affecting 156,068 workers across 29 states in the USA, down 21% from the prior week. Separately, 104,185 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.
1,532 notices announced
-21% vs 1,936 last week
156,068
workers affected
29
states
1,229
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 12 – 18, 2020
Taking effect
Layoffs whose final day fell this week, whenever they were announced. This is the impact landing now.
104,185 jobs ending
-16% vs 124,764 last week
853
notices taking effect
29
states
454
employers
Search defaults to effective date, matching this half exactly.
Trailing 12 weeks, counted by effective date.
Trailing 12 weeks ending Apr 12 – 18, 2020
Trailing 12 weeks ending Apr 12 – 18, 2020
Ranked by jobs affected
Trailing 12 weeks ending Apr 12 – 18, 2020
Ranked by jobs affected
