Starbucks has filed 11 WARN notices across 3 states, affecting 2,701 workers. Filings are concentrated in Seattle, West New York, and Seattle, Kent. Of these, 4 involved facility closures and 6 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Feb 26, 2025 through Oct 7, 2026. The average recorded date gap for measurable Starbucks filings is 50 days; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. The Oct 9, 2025 filing for 974 workers in Seattle, Kent is larger than 99 percent of WARN filings nationally. Seattle accounts for 48% of affected workers.
The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.
| Location | State | Type | Workers | Effective | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Provided | WA | Closure | 51 | 2026-11-14 Recorded: 2026-10-07 |
2026-10-07 |
| Seattle | WA | Layoff | 224 | 2026-10-19 Recorded: 2026-08-20 |
2026-08-20 |
| Seattle | WA | Layoff | 252 | 2026-07-17 Recorded: 2026-05-15 |
2026-05-15 |
| Seattle | WA | Layoff | 61 | 2026-06-20 Recorded: 2026-05-08 |
2026-05-08 |
| Seattle | WA | Closure | 69 | 2026-03-29 Recorded: 2026-03-27 |
2026-03-27 |
| West New York | NJ | 47 | Not separately reported Recorded: 2026-01-25 (source date) |
2026-01-25 (source date) | |
| Seattle, Kent | WA | Layoff | 974 larger than 99% of filings |
2025-12-05 Recorded: 2025-10-09 |
2025-10-09 |
| Not Provided | WA | Closure | 338 larger than 95% of filings |
2025-12-05 Recorded: 2025-10-03 |
2025-10-03 |
| Seattle | MN | Closure | 65 | Not separately reported Recorded: 2025-09-26 (source date) |
2025-09-26 (source date) |
| Seattle | WA | Layoff | 8 | 2025-07-04 Recorded: 2025-05-05 |
2025-05-05 |
Starbucks has an upcoming layoff effective Nov 14, 2026. If you are affected, you remain employed with regular pay and benefits until the effective date. Use this time to prepare: file for unemployment insurance so your claim is ready when your last day arrives, review your COBRA health coverage options, and visit your local America's Job Center for free career counseling and retraining vouchers. Ask about Rapid Response services, which are specifically designed for WARN-affected workers.
Find your state's unemployment insurance program and apply online. You may be eligible before your last day.
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Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered employers and qualifying events, subject to exceptions. State rules may differ.
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Data on this site comes from WARN Act filings published by state workforce agencies. Where a state does not publish a usable list, filings come from a third-party compilation and are marked on each row. Filings are updated regularly but may not reflect same-day submissions. Coverage varies by state.
News reports may describe a different time period, geography or company-wide announcement. This page contains 11 filings covering 2,701 reported workers in the last 24 months. Those figures cannot be reconciled with a headline alone. Use the individual source records above to check locations and dates; filings can include amendments and do not prove that all announced layoffs occurred.
Across 9 filings with usable paired dates, the median recorded gap is 60 days. This is date arithmetic, not a finding about notice received by workers or legal compliance. Source definitions, coverage and exceptions matter.
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