2025 LATEST CLOSURES AND DOWNSIZING

Tyson permanently closes 2 plants and drops 4,900 workers as US cattle craters to 75 year low

Agriculture giant shuts $17M facility—172 Virginia workers lose jobs before Christmas

Amazon abandons $400M Arkansas hub—4,100 jobs eliminated over ‘unfixable flaws’

Jim Beam shuts down bourbon production as Trump trade wars cripple industry

Here’s a list of U.S. businesses that have closed facilities or announced layoffs/downsizing in 2025, along with approximate number of employees affected (where data is available from recent reports and WARN notices). This includes plant closures, office shutdowns, store closures, and large layoffs announced this year:

Major Closures & Layoffs (Companies & Employee Impacts)

1. Tyson Foods — Beef Plant Closure (Lexington, NE)

Closure: Tyson is closing its beef processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska.
Employees affected: ~3,200 direct jobs lost plus estimated up to 7,000 total regional job losses from economic impact. (AP News)

2. Westlake Corporation — Chemical Plant Shutdowns

Closure: Closing 3–4 chemical facilities in Louisiana/Gulf Coast.
Employees affected: ~295 layoffs due to plant closures. (Chron)

3. bioMérieux — Silicon Valley Office Closure

Closure: Shutting down San Jose office permanently.
Employees affected: 121 layoffs. (San Francisco Chronicle)

4. Hudson’s Bay (Department Store)

Closure: All U.S. stores liquidated and shut down by mid-2025.
Employees affected: ~8,000 layoffs. (Wikipedia)

5. Red Lobster — Downsizing After Bankruptcy

Downsizing: Layoffs as part of restructuring after bankruptcy.
Employees affected: ~200 layoffs. (The Sun)

Major National Layoffs Across Sectors (2025 Announced)

These are workforce reductions and not always full business closures:

Big Corporate Layoffs

Amazon: ~14,000 corporate roles cut (largest reduction in its history). (The Economic Times)
Microsoft: 15,000+ total layoff rounds (6,000 + 9,000). (Wikipedia)
UPS: ~48,000 job cuts. (The Economic Times)
Intel: ~24,000 layoffs. (The Economic Times)
Nestlé (U.S. & global impact): ~16,000 layoffs. (The Economic Times)
Verizon / Telecom: ~15,000 layoffs. (The Economic Times)
Ford: ~8,000–13,000 layoffs during restructuring. (The Economic Times)
Paramount: ~2,000 layoffs. (The Economic Times)
Oracle: ~355 layoffs (101 Seattle + 254 San Francisco). (The Economic Times)
Salesforce: ~262 layoffs (San Francisco focused). (The Economic Times)

Retail & Consumer

Kohl’s: ~9,600 layoffs. (mint)
Starbucks: ~1,100 layoffs. (mint)
Estee Lauder: ~7,000 layoffs. (mint)
Big Lots: ~1,000 layoffs. (Forbes)
Party City: ~16,000 layoffs tied to bankruptcy. (Forbes)
Joann Fabrics: ~19,000 layoffs tied to bankruptcy. (Forbes)
Kroger Distribution Centers: 3 facility closures (~1,000+ layoffs). (IndexBox)
Baker & Taylor (Distribution): ~1,500 layoffs. (IndexBox)
Fanatics (Tampa): ~286 layoffs. (IndexBox)

Healthcare & Services

Mass General Brigham: ~1,500 job cuts across administrative roles. (Wikipedia)
Providence / Oak Street Health: Hundreds more job cuts in healthcare sector. (Fierce Healthcare)

Overall Layoff Context

Total U.S. layoffs in 2025: ~1.17 million announced across public & private sectors — the highest since the pandemic era. (The Economic Times)
Impacts span technology, retail, logistics, energy, automotive, and healthcare sectors.

Notes

Some layoffs represent downsizing, not full business closures; others involve facility shutdowns.
Numbers may vary as companies update plans or file multiple WARN notices.
Local small business closures are not comprehensively tracked nationally, as reporting is uneven.