Idaho Layoffs November 2026: WARN Numbers Explained

Idaho rarely makes national layoff headlines, and the WARN numbers for 2026 reflect that — but the state's record carries a data caveat that matters more than the headline figures themselves.

According to Layoff Atlas, Idaho's imported archive holds 200 non-cancelled WARN notices reporting 21,919 workers affected across the full imported history. For 2026 so far, the count stands at 8 notices covering 708 reported workers. One notice in the archive carries a future effective date, so there is little in the pipeline right now — within the limits of the available coverage.

What 2026 looks like so far

Eight filings and 708 reported workers puts Idaho far below the big WARN states. The site's current national totals sit at 661 notices and 62,751 reported workers in the 90-day window, with California (20,862) and Washington (17,387) leading the state ranking, followed by Illinois (3,432), Virginia (2,556), and Maryland (2,484). Idaho's 2026 activity is a small slice of that picture.

Idaho's 2026 numbers also sit below its own recent years: 2025 brought 13 notices and 998 workers, and 2024 brought 10 notices and 1,280 workers. The heaviest recent year was 2020, with 36 notices and 2,158 reported workers. The archive's single largest year by workers was 2014, with 4,718 reported workers across just 14 notices — a reminder that a small number of large filings can dominate a quiet state's totals.

The longer view shows the same pattern: 2023 had 15 notices and 831 workers; 2022 had 5 notices and 411 workers; 2021 had 3 notices and 758 workers. Idaho has never been a layoff hotspot in the WARN record, and 2026 is on track to be one of its quietest years.

The data source caveat

Idaho's record illustrates an important point about WARN data: coverage is not the same as completeness. The site's official-notice history for Idaho shows 0 eligible official filings in the last 365 days — all 200 notices in the full archive are attributed secondary records, meaning they come from labeled secondary sources rather than direct government feeds.

This does not mean Idaho had zero layoffs worth tracking. It means Idaho is one of the jurisdictions where Layoff Atlas's connected official sources have no direct records, so the numbers depend on secondary reporting. Missing source coverage is not the same as zero layoffs. The registry covers 51 jurisdictions, but only 48 have imported records, and figures combine official records with labeled secondary reports.

Idaho has no state mini-WARN law beyond the federal WARN Act's 60-day notice requirement, so filings there reflect only employers meeting the federal thresholds — generally 100 or more full-time employees at a single site — that get captured by secondary reporting.

How to read Idaho's numbers

A few practical notes for reading the state's figures:

• These are reported plans, not confirmed job losses. Every WARN notice is an advance filing — a company's stated intention. Actual separations can be smaller, or notices can be withdrawn.
• Worker counts exclude unavailable counts. One notice in Idaho's archive has no worker count, so the 21,919-worker total slightly understates the reported figures.
• Year-to-year comparisons within Idaho are more reliable than cross-state rankings, because reporting completeness varies so much by state. Idaho's quieter 2026 may partly reflect its thin source coverage rather than a genuinely calm labor market.
• Watch the future effective dates. Only one notice currently carries a future effective date, so there is little in the pipeline right now — again, within the limits of the available coverage.

Idaho in the national picture

Nationally, the coming weeks are heavy: 6,146 workers are scheduled effective in the week of November 11, 5,939 in the week of November 18, and 9,858 in the week of November 25 — the heaviest upcoming week on the calendar. The weeks of December 2 (1,990) and December 9 (1,746) are lighter, before 5,491 workers are scheduled effective in the week of December 16.

Idaho contributes almost nothing to those national totals in the current window. That is consistent with the state's history in the registry — but with no official filings in the last year, the honest reading is that Idaho's WARN picture is a partial window, not a complete count.

The bottom line

Idaho's 2026 WARN record — 8 notices, 708 reported workers — reads as a quiet year in a state that has never been a layoff hotspot. But the state's entire record rests on secondary sources, with no official filings in the last year and just one future effective date on the books. Take the numbers as the best available window into Idaho layoffs, not the full picture.

Data source: Layoff Atlas