Data & Methodology

LayoffCheck combines two kinds of public information about layoffs into one searchable, company-centric record: press-reported tech layoffs and official government WARN Act filings.

Sources

• Press-reported layoffs — compiled from publicly reported tech and startup layoffs. Each record links back to the original news source.
• WARN Act notices — the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires larger employers to file advance notice of mass layoffs and closures with their state. We ingest these from state open-data portals. Currently 4 states; more are being added.

How records are built

• Companies are matched by normalized name, so press reports and WARN filings for the same employer appear together on one page.
• Each layoff event keeps its original date, headcount, percentage of workforce (where reported), location and source link.
• Summaries are written from the linked source article and are intended to be neutral and factual. Where a source can't be retrieved, we show a structured summary built from the underlying fields instead.

Coverage today

17,236 layoff records · 10,154 companies · 1,991,116 employees · 1,652 locations.

Corrections & attribution

This is an aggregation of public reporting and public records; figures reflect what was reported and may be revised. WARN filings are public records. Press-reported figures belong to their original publishers. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].