Nike, Apple and Republic National Distributing Company, a major alcohol distributor in the United States, are among the latest companies listed on USA TODAY's layoff tracker, which is powered by Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act filings.
The tracker captured Nike's latest layoff filing in St. Charles, Missouri, on April 23, showing 172 job cuts, part of its broader plan to lay off 1,400 workers. On the same day, Apple’s notice appeared in the tracker detailing that a store closure in Maryland will affect 78 workers.
Republic National Distributing Company filed layoff notices from multiple locations, including Texas, South Carolina, and Virginia, totaling more than 3,000 job cuts.
Four months into 2026, corporate America has made nearly 1,600 layoff announcements affecting more than 128,000 workers, according to USA TODAY’s tracker. That is 5% fewer notices this year compared to the same period last year. A large wave of mass layoff announcements from companies, including Amazon and UPS, made January a hard month for workers across the country.
Since then, WARN filings show a cooling trend as affected workers declined month by month, indicating a labor market stuck in a holding pattern amid economic uncertainty driven by the Iran War and mounting concerns over AI displacing workers.
