Southwest Airlines has filed 18 WARN notices across 3 states, affecting 3,535 workers. Filings are concentrated in Houston, Brownsville, and Chicago. Filing dates range from Feb 19, 2025 through Mar 31, 2026. The average recorded date gap for measurable Southwest Airlines filings is 63 days; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. The Jul 31, 2025 filing for 1,467 workers in Mesa is the second largest filed in Arizona in 2025 and larger than 99 percent of WARN filings nationally.
The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.
Type not specified for 100% of filings.
| Location | State | Type | Workers | Effective | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago 10000 W. O'Hare Ave. |
IL | 107 | 2026-06-04 Recorded: 2026-03-31 |
2026-03-31 | |
| Austin | TX | 45 | 2025-10-06 Recorded: 2025-08-06 |
2025-08-06 | |
| Brownsville | TX | 9 | 2025-10-05 Recorded: 2025-08-06 |
2025-08-06 | |
| Brownsville | TX | 13 | 2025-10-05 Recorded: 2025-08-06 |
2025-08-06 | |
| El Paso | TX | 1 | 2025-10-05 Recorded: 2025-08-06 |
2025-08-06 | |
| Los Fresnos | TX | 3 | 2025-10-05 Recorded: 2025-08-06 |
2025-08-06 | |
| San Benito | TX | 3 | 2025-10-05 Recorded: 2025-08-06 |
2025-08-06 | |
| Canutillo | TX | 3 | 2025-10-05 Recorded: 2025-08-06 |
2025-08-06 | |
| Phoenix 1301 S. 7. Ave, Suite 100Phoenix, Arizona 85007 |
AZ | 45 | Not reported Recorded: 2025-08-06 |
2025-08-06 | |
| Houston | TX | 211 | 2025-10-05 Recorded: 2025-07-31 |
2025-07-31 |
If you received a layoff notice from Southwest Airlines, check the dates in your own written notice and the applicable state rules. Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered events, subject to exceptions; a public filing does not establish your individual entitlement. Read the Department of Labor guidance. Review unemployment benefits, health coverage and local job-center support.
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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.
Across 16 filings with usable paired dates, the median recorded gap is 63 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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