Vermont's layoff picture this November is small and quiet on the calendar ahead. The state's WARN record for 2026 stands at 7 notices reporting 776 workers, and not a single filing has a future effective date — which means nothing has been formally scheduled in the registry yet, not that no Vermonter will lose a job.

The 2026 filings so far

Seven WARN notices have been recorded for Vermont in 2026, reporting a combined 776 workers — about 111 per filing. Six name the employer and the size of the planned layoff:

  • Perrigo, Georgia — 162 workers, notice dated April 28, 2026
  • University of Vermont Health, Burlington — 142 workers, notice dated June 9, 2026
  • Maple Ridge Memory Care and Lodge, Essex Junction — 126 workers, notice dated January 30, 2026
  • Franklin Foods, Enosburg Falls — 99 workers, notice dated May 28, 2026
  • St. Albans Creamery, Saint Albans — 81 workers, notice dated June 17, 2026
  • Calmont Beverage, Barre — 67 workers, notice dated January 22, 2026

Together those six filings account for 677 of the 776 workers reported this year. The seventh notice is one of 13 Vermont records with an unavailable worker count. The two largest filings — Perrigo and the University of Vermont Health — make up 304 workers, about 39 percent of the year's reported total.

A somewhat heavier year

The last time this series looked at Vermont, in mid-October, the archive held 70 notices reporting 5,632 workers, with 6 notices and 677 workers in 2026. Since then it has grown by 11 notices and 496 workers; the 2026 count is up by one notice and 99 workers — the Franklin Foods filing. The full archive now stands at 81 non-cancelled notices reporting 6,128 workers.

The official-filing gap

The most important thing about Vermont's numbers is how little comes from the state's own official feed. In the last 365 days the archive contains just 1 eligible official filing, reporting 99 workers — the Franklin Foods notice from May 28, 2026, the newest official notice on record.

The full archive breaks down as 11 direct government records and 70 attributed secondary records. About 86 percent of Vermont's WARN history in the registry comes from secondary sources rather than from a state agency publishing notices directly. That means the picture is thinner than it looks: secondary records can lag, and every one of the six named 2026 filings above has an unavailable effective date.

Year by year

Vermont's 2026 total of 776 workers is nearly the highest annual figure since 2020, when 11 notices reported 779 workers. The years in between were quieter — 2025 saw 6 notices and 361 workers, 2024 saw 4 and 229, 2021 saw 4 and 501.

More than double the 2025 worker total, the jump is driven by two large filings rather than more employers filing: the notice count, 7, is only one higher than 2025's 6. What changed is the size of the filings, not how many there are.

Vermont has no state mini-WARN law of its own, so the federal WARN Act's 60-day notice rule is the only requirement — and it applies only to employers with 100 or more full-time workers, for closings and mass layoffs that meet its thresholds. Smaller layoffs, the kind a small state sees most often, may never produce a WARN notice at all.

Vermont in the national picture

Nationally, the registry currently holds 667 notices reporting 63,168 workers in the 90-day window, with 30 counts unavailable. California leads with 20,982 workers, followed by Washington with 17,411 — together about 61 percent of all reported workers in the country. Illinois (3,432), Maryland (2,484), and Virginia (2,473) round out the top five.

Vermont does not register on that scale: its 776 workers in 2026 are about 1.2 percent of the national 90-day total. But that total is itself an undercount — 30 notices carry no worker count, coverage varies by state, and the WARN Act's thresholds leave most small layoffs unreported.

The calendar ahead is equally quiet. The busiest upcoming week nationally is the week of November 24, with 9,300 workers scheduled. Vermont has zero workers scheduled in any upcoming week — zero future effective dates at all.

How to read Vermont's numbers

Three cautions apply. First, these are reported plans, not confirmed job losses — plans change, layoffs get postponed or cancelled, and some workers are offered other roles. Second, missing data is not zero data: 13 Vermont notices have no worker count, every 2026 filing lacks an effective date, and the official feed has produced a single notice in the last year, so 776 is a floor, not a ceiling. Third, an empty calendar is not a guarantee — zero future effective dates means no employer has filed a notice with a future date, not that no layoffs will happen, and new notices can surface weeks after the fact.

What the data does show is a small state having a somewhat heavier year than usual — driven by two large filings — with a thin official record underneath it. For workers, the practical takeaway is the same as ever: a WARN notice gives 60 days, and the best use of that window is to check unemployment eligibility, confirm health coverage options, and contact the state's Rapid Response team early.

Data source: Layoff Atlas