Essendant Cuts 1,278 Jobs in Industrials Sector
Essendant announced cuts of 1,278 jobs across six states; a separate WARN filing shows RTX notified of 7 layoffs.
Essendant and RTX Report Industrials Layoffs (Sept. 1–2, 2026)
Essendant disclosed workforce reductions affecting 1,278 employees across six states during the September 1–2, 2026 period, according to cleanlink.com. The distributor’s reductions span Illinois, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, California and Arizona, with more than half of the cuts concentrated in two Illinois facilities, per that report. Cleanlink said the job cuts are tied to liquidation risks and a restructuring of Essendant’s distribution footprint; the company narrowed its product focus in 2025 and has pursued partnerships to streamline logistics and content, the report added.
A separate record shows RTX notified regulators of a workforce reduction affecting 7 employees in a WARN filing with state regulators. That filing is dated October 23, 2026 and is included in the supplied records for aggregation; no additional details about locations or reasons were provided in the filing.
Reported layoffs and documentation
- Essendant: 1,278 employees affected across Illinois, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, California and Arizona, reported by cleanlink.com. The report links the cuts to liquidation risk and a distribution-footprint restructuring that followed a 2025 product-focus shift.
- RTX: 7 employees affected, per a WARN filing with state regulators dated October 23, 2026. The filing appears in the supplied records; the notice did not include further public detail.
These entries are drawn from the cited company report and the WARN filing in state regulatory records. No additional confirmations or company statements were supplied with the records.
In total, the supplied records list 1,285 employees affected across the Industrials sector for the referenced filings.