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Employer layoff events for recruiters and workforce products

Every WARN notice is an employer event — who, where, how many, and when it takes effect — usually filed 60 days before the layoff takes effect (90 in some states; exceptions and late filings exist). Use the API to feed a job board, ATS or workforce dashboard, or search it by hand. The data names employers and notices, never individual candidates; H-1B/LCA records add the roles those employers file for.

Watch the employer event research walkthrough · 2:43

Recorded 24 September 2026. Screens reflect that date and can change.

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A company does not tell its whole story in one filing. You may find a workforce notice in one place, a corporate disclosure in another, and broader labor data somewhere else. LaborCurrent gives you several ways to bring those records into your research routine. Let’s build a simple process: start with an employer, add context, then decide how to keep track of relevant changes. Start with a question, not a score. What has this employer filed, in which places, and over what period?

Look at the notice rows and dates before forming a conclusion. For a workforce team, the practical question may be where services could be needed. For a recruiting product, it may be which employer events are relevant to a market. The records describe events; they do not identify individual workers for you. Now add another source where it is relevant. SEC filings can provide corporate context, and bankruptcy records can add another part of the timeline.

Check the employer match and each source date. The useful result is a documented sequence you can investigate. It is not a guarantee that one event caused another, or a prediction of what the company will do next. Keep observation and interpretation separate in your notes. If this is a recurring question, look at alerts. The page separates layoff notices, SEC alerts, a blog digest and reports.

Choose the stream that matches your task, then review the available filters and delivery description. A focused set of relevant updates is more useful than a large inbox you never read. For this walkthrough, we are showing where setup begins; your confirmation and delivery settings belong to your own account. You do not have to use every product. A dataset download suits a defined offline analysis. An API suits a workflow you run repeatedly.

A report is a different deliverable when you want a written briefing rather than raw rows. The store distinguishes a one-time snapshot from a refresh subscription, and reports are offered separately from API plans. Read those boundaries before deciding which purchase, if any, serves your work. Make the routine easy to repeat. Record the employer, the period you checked, the sources you used and the question that still needs an answer. Then choose the lightest way to stay informed.

Start by researching one employer you follow already. If the records are useful, explore the relevant alert or delivery option. The value is a clearer, repeatable research process grounded in public filings, with your judgment still in control.

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WARN notices record which employers are cutting how many jobs, where, and from when. Search by company, state or industry and set up daily alerts.

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Sample records (public, as filed)

Three rows from the first page of GET /api/records?sort=notice_date&order=desc, captured 2026-09-16 with no API key — the free scope: last 30 days, published with a 7-day delay. A static copy, not a live feed; nine columns drawn from 11 of the record’s 28 fields are shown. Values are as published by each state agency; no accuracy guarantee.

Three public WARN records captured 2026-09-16, as filed
idcompany (display / filed)tickercity, stateemployees_affectednotice_dateeffective_datelayoff_typesource_url
WA-2026-4a102d9bGilbert Orchards
filed as “Gilbert Orchards”
—Yakima, WA5182026-09-032026-11-22LayoffWashington ESD
IL-2026-7684f950Uber
filed as “Uber Technologies”
UBERChicago, IL3632026-09-022026-11-02LayoffIllinois DCEO
WA-2026-f41e75b8Qualtrics
filed as “Qualtrics”
—Seattle, WA1172026-09-022026-10-18LayoffWashington ESD

Task it supports: find employer events by location, headcount and effective date for job-board or workforce-product integration. The data describes employers and notices only — it contains no employee or candidate names. Same fields, live and filterable: sample data · record schema · normalization & coverage.

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