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Essendant Layoff — October 2026

SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed August 3, 2026View the filing ↗

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
103
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~5.1%
PLANNED DATE
Oct 3, 2026
CONFIRMED IN SOURCE
103 OF 2,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Sacramento, CA · 2 locations (Sacramento County).

A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on August 3, 2026.

Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the CA state workforce agency.

Summary

Essendant disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on August 3, 2026. The notice covers 103 employees in Sacramento, CA (Sacramento County), with the layoff effective October 3, 2026.

The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 2 CA communities: Perris, Sacramento.

That is roughly 5.1% of the 2,000 people Essendant employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 25 layoff events at Essendant since September 2025, including 1,369 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 13 additional events known from news reporting.

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SOURCE
Official WARN notice
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Estimated figure based on a WARN filing. Not yet confirmed by Essendant.

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EssendantESND
Industrials · 2,000 employees
25
EVENTS TRACKED
1,369
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED AUG 12, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 28, 2026