Tyson Foods Layoffs ● Effective Oct 12, 2026

📍 6 states with filings 📄 10 total WARN notices 👥 11,903 workers affected
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Tyson Foods has filed 10 WARN notices across 6 states, affecting 11,903 workers. Filings are concentrated in Lexington, Amarillo, and Eagle Mountain. Filing dates range from Dec 2, 2024 through Aug 13, 2026. The average recorded date gap for measurable Tyson Foods filings is 54 days; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. The Nov 21, 2025 filing for 3,212 workers in Lexington is larger than 99 percent of WARN filings nationally. Amarillo accounts for 30% of affected workers.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
11,903
Filings
10
Avg Workers / Filing
1,190
Most Affected City
Amarillo, TX
3,522 workers
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Tyson Foods Layoff History

Monthly avg: 495/mo

Top States

Workers by year

The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.

2026 YTD
5,273
2025
2024

Closure vs. Layoff

Layoffs — 100%
100%

Type not specified for 90% of filings.

All Tyson Foods WARN Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
LocationStateTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
Eagle Mountain UT 723
larger than 98% of filings
Not reported
Recorded: 2026-08-13
2026-08-13
Hillsdale
28424 38th Ave. North
IL 2,495
larger than 99% of filings
2026-10-12
Recorded: 2026-08-13
2026-08-13
Lexington NE 294 Not reported
Recorded: 2026-01-21
2026-01-21
Amarillo TX 1,761
larger than 99% of filings
2026-02-24
Recorded: 2026-01-20
2026-01-20
Amarillo TX 1,761
larger than 99% of filings
2026-01-20
Recorded: 2025-11-26
2025-11-26
Lexington NE 3,212
larger than 99% of filings
Not reported
Recorded: 2025-11-21
2025-11-21
Pottsville
110 Keystone Boulevard East , Pottsville, PA 17901
PA Layoff 314 Not separately reported
Recorded: 2025-08-15 (source date)
2025-08-15 (source date)
Fort Worth TX 275 2025-08-15
Recorded: 2025-06-18
2025-06-18
Rochelle
600 Wiscold
IL 259 2025-08-15
Recorded: 2025-06-13
2025-06-13
Emporia
2101 West 6th Street, Emporia, Kansas 66801
KS 809
larger than 98% of filings
Not reported
Recorded: 2024-12-02
2024-12-02

SEC Filings

PUBLIC RECORD
Tyson Foods filed an 8-K with the SEC (TSN)
This filing discloses changes to executive officers or compensation arrangements. It typically covers leadership departures and C-suite pay, not rank-and-file severance terms.
Item 5.02: Departure/Election of Directors; Compensatory Arrangements Item 9.01
OTHER RELEVANT FILINGS
2026-08-24 Other Events, Exhibits View →
2026-08-24 Material Agreement, Direct Financial Obligation, Other Events, Exhibits View →
2026-08-13 Regulation FD View →
2026-08-11 Material Agreement, Other Events, Exhibits View →
Source: SEC EDGAR. This is a public record filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. WARNact is not affiliated with the SEC.

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About This Data

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.

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News reports may describe a different time period, geography or company-wide announcement. This page contains 10 filings covering 11,903 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.

Recorded dates on these filings

Across 5 filings with usable paired dates, the median recorded gap is 58 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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