Sears Layoffs & WARN Notices — 24,281 Workers Affected

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

Data updated 2022-08-31

Total Notices

4,096

Workers Affected

States

2000

First Filing

2022

Latest Filing

Data Insights

Industry Breakdown

Workers affected by industry sector

Layoff Types

Workers affected by notice type

Sears WARN Act Filings

WARN Act layoff notices
Company	Location	Employees	Notice Date	Type
Sears Cambridge 2022	Cambridge, MN	2	2022-08-31
Sears Litchfield 2022	Litchfield, MN	1	2022-06-30
Sears	Waynesboro, MS	4	2022-06-01	Closure
Sears	Augusta, ME	60	2020-09-01
Sears	Peoria, IL	57	2019-12-12
Sears Holdings-Unit 4446	Dallas, TX	86	2019-08-29
Sears	Augusta, ME	4	2019-06-19
Sears	Overland Park, KS	5	2019-05-13
Sears Store Support	Oak Brook, IL	48	2019-04-18	Layoff
Sears	Omaha, NE	42	2019-03-29	Closure
Sears - MOA Bloomington	Bloomington, MN	80	2019-03-17
Sears	Grand Island, NE	27	2019-02-28	Closure
Sears Holdings Management	San Francisco, CA	44	2019-01-28	Layoff
Sears Fashion Distribution Center2	Garland, TX	84	2019-01-18
Sears Logistics Services	Manteno, IL	105	2019-01-17	Closure
Sears Hometown Store	Beatrice, NE	5	2019-01-15	Closure
Sears, Roebuck and Co. Store	Nashville, TN	41	2019-01-04
Sears	Metairie, LA	68	2019-01-03
Sears Department Store	Baltimore, MD	51	2019-01-03	Closure
Sears Holdings, DBA Innovel Solutions, Inc	Wilkes-Barre, PA	121	2019-01-01	Closure

Sears Layoff FAQ

Is Sears laying off in 2026?

Sears has no 2026 WARN notices on record. The most recent WARN Act filing was in 2022.

How many layoffs has Sears had?

Sears has filed 330 WARN Act notices affecting a total of 24,281 workers across 36 states.

When was Sears's most recent layoff?

Sears's most recent WARN Act filing was on 2022-08-31.

What states has Sears laid off workers in?

Sears has filed WARN Act notices in: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, 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 Sears layoffs?

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SEC Filings & Hiring Signals

Cross-dataset signals for Sears: 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.

1 H-1B LCA petition filed (FY2013) — check H-1B layoff risk →

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