Sprout Social said its board approved a plan to eliminate about 20% of the workforce, with employee notifications beginning July 15 and completion targeted for late September.
Initial unemployment claims increased by 1,000 for the week ending August 1, one day before the federal government’s broader July jobs report.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its June 2026 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on Aug. 4, offering a national snapshot of openings, hiring and worker separations before the next monthly jobs report.
A California WARN filing shows Dignity Health permanently eliminated 57 positions at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital effective August 3, including 33 nurses, according to local reporting.
Skylark Meats’ Omaha plant at 4430 South 110th Street is scheduled to close permanently at the end of business Aug. 25, affecting 218 employees, according to a Nebraska WARN filing.
California WARN notices filed June 19 list 306 planned permanent Walmart layoffs in Sunnyvale, scheduled to take effect Aug. 21.
About 350 permanent employment losses are scheduled at WK Kellogg’s Omaha plant during the Aug. 4-18 phase of a closure-related workforce reduction.
A Minnesota WARN notice says First Student planned to permanently discontinue operations at its Plymouth facility around July 31, affecting 125 employees after the company reported losing a Wayzata Public Schools contract.
