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WestRock Layoff — May 2026

SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGMassachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development· filed May 18, 2026View the filing ↗

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
24
EFFECTIVE DATE
May 18, 2026
24 OF 45,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Wakefield, MA.

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

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

Summary

WestRock disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the MA state workforce agency on May 18, 2026. The notice covers 24 employees in Wakefield, MA, with the layoff effective May 18, 2026.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 45,000 people WestRock employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 3 layoff events at WestRock since August 2024, including 192 jobs documented in official WARN filings.

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SOURCE
Official WARN notice
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Materials · 45,000 employees
3
EVENTS TRACKED
192
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED JUL 28, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 28, 2026