Frequently asked questions

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act helps ensure advance notice in cases of qualified plant closings and mass layoffs. The U.S. Department of Labor has compliance assistance materials to help workers and employers understand their rights and responsibilities under the provisions of WARN.

This Act provides "protection to workers, their families, and communities by requiring employers to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs. Advance notice provides workers and their families some transition time to adjust to the prospective loss of employment, to seek and obtain alternative jobs, and, if necessary, to enter skill training or retraining that will allow these workers to successfully compete in the job market. WARN also provides for notice to State dislocated worker units so that dislocated worker assistance can be promptly provided."

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/layoffs/warn

We spend utmost care on the data we showcase on our platform. We believe in the authenticity of procuring data from credible data sources. Our data team collects all the layoff data only from multiple US State WARN databases, by either directly contacting the respective State Departments, and/or using their publicly posted WARN notices. We also reach out to appropriate state agencies to get historic data as well.

No. Not all US states have a WARN act that requires public disclosure of WARN data. We are only able to collect data from states that has a public discolusre. We have still made an effort to reach out to those states for their WARN list to further our Research.

It is to be noted that each US State Government has their own reporting guidelines, and formats. To maintain credible information, we only consider valid information that is published on the State WARN database. It is also to be noted that not all states provide details that would include Announcement Date and Layoff Date. Hence to arrive at annual layoff analytical values, we rely on the layoff date of each event, and if that is not available then, for such events we substitute that with the Announcement date.

We collect our layoff data from publicly available WARN data sites published by the respective US State department of labor websites. The links to the respective US State WARN data sources are mentioned below:
1. Alabama > https://workforce.alabama.gov/warn-list/?warn-year=
2. Alaska > https://jobs.alaska.gov/rr/WARN_notices.htm
3. Arizona > https://www.azjobconnection.gov/search/warn_lookups?commit=Search&q%5Bemployer_name_cont%5D=&q%5Bmain_contact_contact_info_addresses_full_location_city_matches%5D=&q%5Bnotice_eq%5D=&q%5Bnotice_on_gteq%5D=&q%5Bnotice_on_lteq%5D=&q%5Bs%5D=notice_on+asc&q%5Bservice_delivery_area_id_eq%5D=&q%5Bzipcode_code_start%5D=
4. Arkansas > (Not Available Publicly)
5. California > https://edd.ca.gov/en/jobs_and_training/layoff_services_warn
6. Colorado > https://cdle.colorado.gov/employers/layoff-separations/layoff-warn-list
7. Connecticut > https://dolpublicdocumentlibrary.ct.gov/CsblrCategory?prefix=%2Frapid_response%2Fwarn_documents
8. Delaware > https://joblink.delaware.gov/search/warn_lookups?commit=Search&page=1&q%5Bemployer_name_cont%5D=&q%5Bmain_contact_contact_info_addresses_full_location_city_matches%5D=&q%5Bnotice_eq%5D=&q%5Bs%5D=notice_on+desc&q%5Bservice_delivery_area_id_eq%5D=&q%5Bzipcode_code_start%5D=
9. Florida > https://floridajobs.org/office-directory/division-of-workforce-services/workforce-programs/reemployment-and-emergency-assistance-coordination-team-react/warn-notices
10. Georgia > https://www.tcsg.edu/warn-public-view/
11. Hawaii > https://labor.hawaii.gov/wdc/real-time-warn-updates/
12. Idaho > https://www.labor.idaho.gov/Businesses/Layoff-Assistance/#2
13. Illinois > https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/ArchivedWARNReports.aspx
14. Indiana > https://www.in.gov/dwd/warn-notices/current-warn-notices/
15. Iowa > https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act
16. Kansas > https://www.kansasworks.com/search/warn_lookups?utf8=✓&q%5Bemployer_name_cont%5D=&q%5Bmain_contact_contact_info_addresses_full_location_city_matches%5D=&q%5Bzipcode_code_start%5D=&q%5Bservice_delivery_area_id_eq%5D=&q%5Bnotice_on_gteq%5D=&q%5Bnotice_on_lteq%5D=&q%5Bnotice_eq%5D=true&commit=Search
17. Kentucky > https://kcc.ky.gov/Pages/News.aspx
18. Louisiana > https://www.laworks.net/Downloads/Downloads_WFD.asp#RR
19. Maine > https://joblink.maine.gov/search/warn_lookups?commit=Search&page=1&q%5Bemployer_name_cont%5D=&q%5Bmain_contact_contact_info_addresses_full_location_city_matches%5D=&q%5Bnotice_eq%5D=true&q%5Bs%5D=notice_on+desc&q%5Bservice_delivery_area_id_eq%5D=&q%5Bzipcode_code_start%5D=
20. Maryland > https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/warn.shtml
21. Massachusetts > https://www.mass.gov/service-details/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-act-warn-weekly-report
22. Michigan > https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/wd/data-public-notices/warn-notices
23. Minnesota > https://mn.gov/deed/programs-services/dislocated-worker/dislocated-worker/news/
24. Mississippi > https://mdes.ms.gov/information-center/warn-information/
25. Missouri > https://jobs.mo.gov/employer/warn
26. Montana > https://wsd.dli.mt.gov/wioa/related-links/warn-notice-page
27. Nebraska > https://dol.nebraska.gov/ReemploymentServices/LayoffServices/LayoffsAndDownsizingWARN
28. Nevada > https://detr.nv.gov/Page/WARN
29. New Hampshire > (Not Available Publicly)
30. New Jersey > https://www.nj.gov/labor/business-services/layoffs-and-closing/file-warn-notice/
31. New Mexico > https://www.dws.state.nm.us/Rapid-Response
32. New York > https://dol.ny.gov/warn-dashboard
33. North Carolina > https://www.commerce.nc.gov/data-tools-reports/labor-market-data-tools/workforce-warn-reports
34. North Dakota > https://www.jobsnd.com/unemployment-business-tax/employers-guide/employer-responsibilities-employee-separations
35. Ohio > https://jfs.ohio.gov/job-services-and-unemployment/job-services/job-programs-and-services/submit-a-warn-notice/Ohio-WARN-Notice-Requirements-Forms
36. Oklahoma > https://oklahoma.gov/workforce/employers/layoffs.html
37. Oregon > https://www.oregon.gov/highered/about/workforce/pages/warn.aspx
38. Pennsylvania > https://www.pa.gov/services/dli/submit-a-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification--warn--no
39. Rhode Island > https://dlt.ri.gov/employers/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn
40. South Carolina > https://scworks.org/employer/employer-programs/risk-closing/layoff-notification-reports
41. South Dakota > https://dlr.sd.gov/workforce_services/businesses/warn_notices.aspx
42. Tennessee > https://www.tn.gov/workforce/employers/staffing-redirect/layoffs---unemployment/warn-notices.html
43. Texas > https://www.twc.texas.gov/businesses/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn-notices
44. Utah > https://jobs.utah.gov/employer/business/warnnotices.html
45. Vermont > https://labor.vermont.gov/warn-act-and-notice-potential-layoffs-act
46. Virginia > https://www.vec.virginia.gov/warn-notices?field_notice_date_value%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=&field_notice_date_value%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=&field_region_warn_tid=All
47. Washington > https://esd.wa.gov/employer-requirements/layoffs-and-employee-notifications/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn-layoff-and-closure-database
48. West Virginia > https://workforcewv.org/job-seeker/layoffs-downsizing/warn-listing/
49. Wisconsin > https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dislocatedworker/warn/
50. Wyoming (Not Available Publicly)