More than a hundred companies across the United States are poised to lay off employees this November.

Why It Matters

The layoffs are expected to impact thousands of American workers ahead of the holiday season. Layoffs can be viewed as a signal about how companies view economic headwinds, but reasons could also be due to restructuring or plans to maximize profits. An August report from outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas found that hundreds of thousands of layoffs have occurred so far in 2025 —many of which were part of President Donald Trump’s changes to the federal workforce.

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to give 60 days’ notice ahead of mass layoffs .

According to the group Legal Aid at Work, a mass layoff occurs u

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