Caterpillar Layoffs & WARN Notices — 11,453 Workers Affected

Name: Caterpillar WARN Act Layoff Notices
Creator: LaborCurrent
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All WARN Act mass layoff and plant closure notices filed by Caterpillar.

Data updated 2024-11-26

Total Notices

11,453

Workers Affected

States

2002

First Filing

2024

Latest Filing

Data Insights

Industry Breakdown

Workers affected by industry sector

Layoff Types

Workers affected by notice type

Caterpillar WARN Act Filings

WARN Act layoff notices
Company	Location	Employees	Notice Date	Type
Caterpillar	Montgomery, IL	60	2024-11-26	Closure
Caterpillar	Wamego, KS	—	2024-11-12	Layoff
Caterpillar	Sumter, SC	109	2024-06-07	Closure
Caterpillar	Sumter, SC	8	2024-06-07
Caterpillar	Morton, IL	17	2021-05-20
Caterpillar Brooklyn Park 2019	Brooklyn Park, MN	0	2019-09-27
Caterpillar	Montgomery, IL	400	2019-02-25	Closure
Caterpillar	Joliet, IL	285	2018-11-02	Closure
Caterpillar	Memphis, TN	85	2018-08-07
Caterpillar	Joliet, IL	285	2018-08-06
Caterpillar-Waco2	Waco, TX	190	2018-03-20
Caterpillar	Morganton, NC	85	2017-05-30	Closure
Caterpillar	Elkader, IA	59	2017-05-25	Closure
Caterpillar	Houston, PA	48	2017-05-01	Closure
Caterpillar	Newberry, SC	10	2016-11-11	Closure
Caterpillar	Winston-Salem, NC	80	2016-10-27	Layoff
Caterpillar	Prentice, WI	152	2016-08-02	Closure
Caterpillar	Houston, PA	155	2016-08-01
Caterpillar, Inc. Caterpillar Work Tools	Jacksonville, FL	63	2016-06-29
Caterpillar	Toccoa, GA	70	2016-06-01

Caterpillar Layoff FAQ

Is Caterpillar laying off in 2026?

Caterpillar has no 2026 WARN notices on record. The most recent WARN Act filing was in 2024.

How many layoffs has Caterpillar had?

Caterpillar has filed 57 WARN Act notices affecting a total of 11,453 workers across 20 states.

When was Caterpillar's most recent layoff?

Caterpillar's most recent WARN Act filing was on 2024-11-26.

What states has Caterpillar laid off workers in?

Caterpillar has filed WARN Act notices in: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.

What is the WARN Act?

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is a federal law that requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 calendar days' advance notice of plant closings and mass layoffs.

How do I get notified about Caterpillar layoffs?

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SEC Filings & Hiring Signals

Cross-dataset signals for Caterpillar: SEC 8-K event filings and H-1B labor condition applications shown alongside the WARN notices above. They are linked to this employer by matching its name (or an SEC ticker or CIK we assign to it) — the link is an algorithmic estimate, not verified by the SEC, the Department of Labor or any state agency, and the filings are not restricted to the same period as the notices. Matching rules: methodology.

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