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REPORTED · WARN NOTICE✓ VERIFIEDAdded Jul 28, 2026

JC Penney Layoff — May 2026

SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGVirginia Employment Commission· filed February 18, 2026View the filing ↗

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
74
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.1%
EFFECTIVE DATE
May 29, 2026
74 OF 56,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Springfield VA.

A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on February 18, 2026.

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

Summary

JC Penney disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the VA state workforce agency on February 18, 2026. The notice covers 74 employees in Springfield, VA, with the layoff effective May 29, 2026.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 56,000 people JC Penney employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 8 layoff events at JC Penney since June 2025, including 446 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 5 additional events known from news reporting.

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Official WARN notice
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JC PenneyJCPNQ
Consumer Discretionary · 56,000 employees
8
EVENTS TRACKED
446
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED JUL 28, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 28, 2026