SEC Form 8-K filings · Item 2.05
How many Form 8-K filings report layoffs and closures each month?
In October 2026, 21 Form 8-K filings reported layoffs and closures. The newest day we have read is .
Form 8-K filings that report layoffs and closures, each month
Each column is the number of Form 8-K filings dated in one month that report the item. Pointing at a column shows its month and count. Every month is under "The numbers behind the chart".
The lineLatest:
- Layoffs and closures, October 202621
Observed .
Right now
Layoffs and closures (Item 2.05), October 2026: 21 filings; the last thirty days: 20.
The item
Item 2.05 of Form 8-K is Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. A company files it when it commits to a plan to close a site, end a line of business or cut jobs and expects costs from it, which can include payments to people who leave. We call it layoffs and closures; a filing under it does not always say how many jobs.
As filed
Facts as filed with the SEC, and our counts of them. Not investment advice.
A company files a Form 8-K, usually within four business days, when one of these events happens. Each filing lists the items it reports.
A count is of Form 8-K filings, not of companies or of events: a filing that names several companies counts once, a filing that reports more than one of these items counts under each, and one event can be reported in more than one filing.
A filing is counted in the month of the date the SEC gives it, and a month is shown only when every business day of it has been read in full. The month being filled is left out until it is complete.
The item says what kind of event a company reports, not how large it is, who is affected or whether it is settled.
Understanding the counts
Where it stands today
In October 2026, 21 Form 8-K filings reported layoffs and closures (Item 2.05).
Where do these counts come from?
Public companies file a Form 8-K with the SEC to report certain events. Each filing lists the numbered items it reports. This page counts the filings that list each of four items.
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The SEC lists every filing of a business day in an index and gives each filing a header that names its items and the companies it is for. We read both, day by day, and count the filings whose header lists the item. The newest business day read in full is .
The numbers behind the chart
How many filings reported layoffs and closures in each month?2 months, newest first
| Month | Filings |
|---|---|
| 21 | |
| 20 |
Which filings reported layoffs and closures?51 filings, newest first
| Date filed | Company | Accession number |
|---|---|---|
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 0001193125-26-445342 | |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp | 0001104659-26-120990 | |
| Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. | 0001628280-26-068627 | |
| FTI Consulting, Inc | 0001193125-26-441751 | |
| LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. | 0001815776-26-000056 | |
| Dropbox, Inc. | 0001467623-26-000052 | |
| Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 0001193125-26-432806 | |
| Maplebear Inc. | 0001579091-26-000050 | |
| Fractyl Health, Inc. | 0001193125-26-428302 | |
| eBay Inc | 0001065088-26-000205 | |
| Northpointe Bancshares Inc | 0001336706-26-000072 | |
| Flutter Entertainment plc | 0001193125-26-425686 | |
| EyePoint, Inc. | 0001193125-26-424755 | |
| Daktronics Inc | 0001628280-26-065837 | |
| Premier Air Charter Holdings Inc. | 0001683168-26-007816 | |
| Mesa Laboratories Inc | 0001437749-26-032499 | |
| Azenta, Inc. | 0001628280-26-065292 | |
| Fair Isaac Corp | 0001193125-26-415732 | |
| Caribou Biosciences, Inc. | 0001193125-26-415559 | |
| HubSpot Inc | 0001193125-26-414965 | |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co | 0001628280-26-064270 | |
| Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. | 0001628280-26-064102 | |
| NIKE, Inc. | 0000320187-26-000184 | |
| Blaize Holdings, Inc. | 0001871638-26-000057 | |
| Leslie's, Inc. | 0001193125-26-408874 |
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| Date filed | Company | Accession number |
|---|---|---|
| Alamo Group Inc | 0000897077-26-000102 | |
| Workday, Inc. | 0001327811-26-000048 | |
| Westlake Corp | 0001262823-26-000067 | |
| Janus International Group, Inc. | 0001104659-26-111032 | |
| Starbucks Corp | 0000829224-26-000145 | |
| Adagio Medical Holdings, Inc. | 0001104659-26-109821 | |
| Woodward, Inc. | 0001171843-26-006140 | |
| Mission Produce, Inc. | 0001193125-26-393058 | |
| Sionna Therapeutics, Inc. | 0001193125-26-390577 | |
| Cambium Networks Corp | 0001193125-26-389901 | |
| CVD Equipment Corp | 0001493152-26-042189 | |
| Commerce.com, Inc. | 0001193125-26-387279 | |
| Alamo Group Inc | 0000897077-26-000101 | |
| Bancorp, Inc. | 0002039852-26-000121 | |
| Trade Desk, Inc. | 0001193125-26-382690 | |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 0001713683-26-000156 | |
| Simmons First National Corp | 0001193125-26-381967 | |
| TScan Therapeutics, Inc. | 0001193125-26-379343 | |
| Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. | 0001670076-26-000093 | |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | 0001104659-26-103548 | |
| Graftech International Ltd | 0000931148-26-000075 | |
| PagerDuty, Inc. | 0001568100-26-000044 | |
| PDS Biotechnology Corp | 0001140361-26-034320 | |
| Insteel Industries Inc | 0001437749-26-028729 | |
| Aura Biosciences, Inc. | 0001193125-26-343408 | |
| Comscore, Inc. | 0001158172-26-000059 |
What do these counts leave out, and where are they from?Limits and source
What this number cannot tell you
- A count is of Form 8-K filings, not of companies or of events: a filing that names several companies counts once, a filing that reports more than one of these items counts under each, and one event can be reported in more than one filing.
- A filing is counted in the month of the date the SEC gives it, and a month is shown only when every business day of it has been read in full. The month being filled is left out until it is complete.
- Filings are read from 1 January 2025 on.
- The item says what kind of event a company reports, not how large it is, who is affected or whether it is settled.
- Item 2.05 of Form 8-K is Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. A company files it when it commits to a plan to close a site, end a line of business or cut jobs and expects costs from it, which can include payments to people who leave. We call it layoffs and closures; a filing under it does not always say how many jobs.
- Each filing is named by the accession number the SEC gives it; with the number, the filing and its documents can be found at the SEC.
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