September 2026 jobs report: 29,000 added
Payrolls grew by 29,000 and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2 percent. July and August were revised down by 60,000 between them, which turns July into a loss of 10,000 jobs.
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Jobs & Layoffs
Layoffs by company and state from WARN notices and SEC filings, severance and unemployment explainers, and hiring freezes, with what to do in the first thirty days.
Layoffs are counted here from the documents companies must file rather than from press reports. The layoffs tracker reads every SEC 8-K workforce reduction, WARN notices by state reads the state filings, and the unemployment rate carries the monthly BLS figures with the broader U-6 measure.
Browse by topic: Layoffs · WARN notices
Sources we read: State WARN notice pages · SEC EDGAR filings · Company statements · Bureau of Labor Statistics. RSS feed.
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US unemployment rate, month by monthVerified Oct 4 · monthly
Layoffs 2026: what companies told the SECVerified Oct 4 · daily
Meta layoffs 2026: every WARN noticeVerified Sep 29 · weekly
Amazon layoffs 2026: every WARN noticeVerified Sep 29 · weekly
California WARN notices: the latest filingsVerified Sep 29 · weekly
WARN notices by stateVerified Sep 29 · weekly
Illinois WARN notices 2026Verified Sep 15 · monthly
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18 publishedGoodyear to close two chemical plants, about 85 jobs
Goodyear told the SEC it will close its Niagara Falls, New York and Bayport, Texas chemical plants by the end of 2027, with about 85 job reductions and $55 million to $75 million in charges.
Nike books $1 billion for its Pace restructuring
Nike told the SEC its new multi-year program will cost about $1 billion, mostly severance, and save about $2.5 billion by fiscal 2031. The filing gives no employee count.
Blaize Holdings cuts 26% of its workforce
The AI chip maker is cutting about a quarter of its staff to save $7.5 million to $8.4 million a year, which it says it will reinvest in its more profitable businesses.
Foghorn Therapeutics cuts 40% of its staff
The biotech is cutting about 40% of its workforce after it and Eli Lilly decided not to advance a joint cancer drug trial. About 65 employees are expected to remain.
Leslie’s files for Chapter 11, closes 76 stores
The pool supply chain filed a pre-arranged bankruptcy with lenders taking ownership, closed 76 underperforming stores, and faces delisting from Nasdaq. Stores stay open and wages continue, the filing says.
Starbucks to close about 250 North American stores
Starbucks told the SEC its board approved closing about 1% of its North American coffeehouses, with about $300 million in charges. The filing gives no employee count.
Oracle files WARN notices for 800 workers
Oracle America told California it will lay off 441 workers and Washington 359, all effective November 13. What the state notices say, and what they leave out.
COBRA insurance: what it costs, and how long it lasts
COBRA keeps the health plan you already had, at the price your employer was really paying. What the 102 percent rule means in money, the 18 and 36 month limits, and the deadline that decides whether you have a cheaper option.
August 2026 jobs report: 162,000 added
Payrolls grew five times the pace of the past year, June and July were revised up by 55,000 between them, and the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent. The numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics release, and what was revised.
How WARN notices work
The federal WARN Act requires large employers to give written notice 60 days before a plant closing or mass layoff. The thresholds, the exceptions and the remedy, from the Labor Department’s own guide for workers.
How to read an 8-K Item 2.05
When a public company decides on a restructuring that will cost it money, it has four business days to file an 8-K, and Item 2.05 is where the layoff, the headcount and the charges appear. How to find it and what each line means.
TScan Therapeutics cuts about 75%
The biotech paused enrollment in a Phase 3 study, reorganised around a preclinical program, and separately disclosed a Nasdaq listing notice.
Zscaler cuts about 3% to fund AI work
The security company told the SEC it is reallocating resources to AI and growth initiatives, with charges of $30 million to $33 million.
The Trade Desk cuts about 15% of staff
The advertising technology company told the SEC it will eliminate positions in an organisational realignment, with charges of $39 million to $51 million.
Health insurance after a layoff
Losing job-based coverage opens two routes with the same deadline. What COBRA costs and how long it lasts, what a Marketplace special enrollment period offers, and how to compare them, from the Labor Department and HealthCare.gov.
Severance: what is negotiable
Federal law does not require severance pay, which is exactly why the offer comes with a contract. What the release means, which terms move, and the 60-day figure that WARN puts on the table.
The first 30 days after a layoff
Unemployment claims, health coverage, the severance paper, the retirement account and the tax withholding each have a clock. Here they are in sequence, with the document behind each.