Source-linked company record

Southwest Airlines layoffs

This page lists 16 recorded layoff events from 2019 to 2026, each with its original source. It is a record of what we have verified, not a complete employment history for this employer.

21,968 jobs across the recorded layoff events, each linked to a source

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1. 2026-05-15 · 75 jobs

   Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: News report.

   • Dallas News
   • WFAA
   • Full entry on this site

2. 2026-03-31 · 107 jobs

   Filed or independently reported record. Location: IL. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice. Filed as: Southwest Airlines Co..

   • IL WARN notice (state page)

3. 2025-02-17 · 1,750 jobs

   Announcement-stage record. Industry: Logistics & Transport. Evidence: News report.

   • KUT (NPR Austin)
   • Full entry on this site

4. 2024-04-25 · 2,000 jobs

   Announcement-stage record. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: News report.

   • forbes.com
   • Full entry on this site

5. 2021-03-15 · 85 jobs

   Filed or independently reported record. Location: OR. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

   • OR WARN notice (state page)

6. 2021-03-15 · 139 jobs

   Filed or independently reported record. Location: FL. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

   • FL WARN notice (state page)

7. 2021-03-15 · 376 jobs

   Filed or independently reported record. Location: FL. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

   • FL WARN notice (state page)

8. 2021-03-15 · 271 jobs

   Filed or independently reported record. Location: FL. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

   • FL WARN notice (state page)

9. 2021-03-15 · 60 jobs

   Filed or independently reported record. Location: VA. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice. Filed as: Southwest Airlines Co..

   • VA WARN notice (state page)

10. 2021-03-15 · 11 jobs

    Filed or independently reported record. Location: TN. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • TN WARN notice (state page)

11. 2021-01-25 · 18 jobs

    Filed or independently reported record. Location: WI. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • WI WARN notice (state page)

12. 2021-01-25 · 6 jobs

    Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)

13. 2021-01-11 · 8 jobs

    Filed or independently reported record. Location: FL. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • FL WARN notice (state page)

14. 2020-11-06 · 44 jobs

    Filed or independently reported record. Location: AZ. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • AZ WARN notice (state page)
    • AZ WARN notice (state page)

15. 2020-07-23 · 16,900 jobs

    Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: SEC filing. Filed as: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

    • SEC EDGAR 8-K
    • Full entry on this site

16. 2019-11-03 · 118 jobs

    Filed or independently reported record. Location: NJ. Industry: Airlines & Travel. Evidence: State WARN notice. Filed as: Southwest Airlines Co..

    • NJ WARN notice (state page)

A state page link goes to that state's official WARN list and a data file link goes to the file it publishes. The notice was filed at that source; older notices roll into the state archive.

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