Laid off from GXO.
GXO runs warehouses for other companies, and its closings on record have mostly followed a customer ending or moving the work, or at Southaven the building's sale to xAI. Workers were invited to apply at nearby GXO sites, with no severance terms on record.
At a glance
What's known about GXO severance and layoffs
- 67 filings all-time, 15 since 2025 · GXO in our WARN tracker
- 1,154 across eight states · Jobs on GXO filings since 2025
- 220 jobs, Southaven, Mississippi, January 2026 · Largest GXO filing since 2025
- Current economy and changes in market demands · GXO's Southaven reason, per Mississippi
- About 154,000, 20% in North America · GXO workforce at the end of 2025
- $27 million, mostly corporate severance · GXO restructuring costs in 2025
- No terms on record · Severance at GXO closings
Recent GXO layoffs
GXO's most recent tracker notice is a July 2026 San Bernardino filing for 46 jobs
GXO's most recent notice in our WARN tracker came from California on July 10, 2026, listing 46 jobs at a San Bernardino closure dated September 18. January brought the largest GXO filing since 2025 began, 220 jobs at Southaven, Mississippi, weeks after xAI bought the building.
Previous rounds
GXO layoff history
GXO's 2025 annual report counted about 154,000 team members in 1,043 facilities, 20% of them in North America, mostly working for large corporations that had outsourced their warehousing to it. So when a GXO site closes, start with what its customer decided. The filing said most customer contracts are long-term, with leases generally matched to contract length, and that many larger customers use several providers and regularly put the work out to bid. GXO was spun out of XPO Logistics' contract logistics business, and our WARN tracker counts those older entities too, for 67 all-time filings and 15 covering 1,154 jobs across eight states since the start of 2025.
Where a cause is on record, it's mostly been a customer's call. In 2024 GXO said it was ending operations with one of its customers in Memphis, which cost 211 jobs. In 2022 a customer moved its warehousing to northern Kentucky to be near its own manufacturing, closing a Racine County, Wisconsin site of 144. Carlisle, Pennsylvania was put down to changes made by customers, and Henrico County, Virginia to ceasing operations for a client GXO didn't name. Nothing in the reporting we track blames a closure on a client taking the work in-house. GXO's own restructuring sits elsewhere in its books, $27 million for 2025, mostly severance for departing leaders and a corporate cost initiative, which the company said wasn't associated with customer attrition.
Southaven ended differently. Mississippi's list records GXO's January 6, 2026 notice of a closure affecting 220 by January 31, citing the current economy and changes in market demands, and FOX13 reported that xAI had bought the building in December, with xAI leaders confirming GXO would move out. Those two state dates sit 25 days apart. Federal law's default is 60 days of written notice, with three exceptions that still require notice as soon as practicable and a stated reason, and the record doesn't settle whether one applied. In an unverified account to FOX13, a former temporary worker said she learned on January 6 that jobs might be at risk and was let go with dozens of other temps the next day, without notice or extra pay. GXO's 10-K counted 49,000 agency temps worldwide, and the Labor Department's guide lists contract workers employed and paid by another company among those WARN doesn't protect, so if an agency placed and paid you, start with the agency.
What GXO has offered on record is a chance to keep working for it. After Memphis in 2024 and again at Southaven, spokespeople said affected employees could apply for open roles at nearby GXO sites, and at West Jefferson the updated notice said 10 of 102 workers would stay on temporarily at another GXO facility. None of it came with severance terms on record. The gap between an invitation to apply and a job offer matters, because the WARN rule is written around offers. The Labor Department's guide says a transfer offer within reasonable commuting distance, made before the closing as part of a consolidation or move of the business, isn't an employment loss even if you decline it, while a farther job counts as a loss unless you accept it within 30 days. If GXO names a specific role, get it in writing and measure the commute from your home. GXO's 10-K said none of its North American employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements, and the Tennessee and Virginia notices recorded no bumping rights.
On the August 5, 2026 earnings call, an analyst put normal customer attrition near 5%, and CEO Patrick Kelleher said GXO's shift toward strategic customers implied a lower rate and that it wants to keep reducing churn. If your site has closed, note the day you got notice, the date printed on it and your last day, then pull up the filing in our WARN tracker to see what GXO told the state. A WARN notice also goes to your state's Rapid Response dislocated worker unit, and for the Memphis layoffs Tennessee put the Greater Memphis workforce board in charge of those services.
Reporting on previous GXO layoff rounds
July 2026, San Bernardino, California · A July 10 notice lists 46 jobs at a closure dated September 18, 2026. Nothing in the reporting we track names the cause.
April 2026, Henrico County, Virginia · GXO Logistics Worldwide noticed 66 layoffs in Sandston for June 30, 2026, tied to ceasing operations for a client it didn't name. Thirty-one were forklift operators.
No bumping rights, per the notice. Terms not published.
April 2026, West Jefferson, Ohio · Ohio's April 2026 list carried GXO's West Jefferson notice at 102 workers.
GXO's update said 10 of them would stay on temporarily at another GXO facility. No terms on record.
February 2026, Memphis, Tennessee · GXO told Tennessee it would permanently lay off 185 people at 5295 Logistics Drive, in groups on April 3 and May 31, 2026.
January 2026, Southaven, Mississippi · A January 6 notice listed the closure and 220 jobs by January 31, 2026, weeks after xAI bought the building.
A GXO spokeswoman pointed workers to open roles at nearby GXO sites. No terms on record.
January to May 2026, Carlisle, Pennsylvania · A notice covered 69 layoffs at 100 Carolina Way from January 12 to May 30, 2026, and a spokesperson cited changes made by customers.
GXO said HR teams would support affected staff. Terms not published.
March and April 2025, central Pennsylvania · GXO closed sites in Mechanicsburg on March 12, 2025 and Middletown that April, with 176 employees affected.
January 2024, Memphis, Tennessee · A January 10, 2024 notice covered 211 employees at the Imagination Drive site, with layoffs set for March 6 to April 27 as GXO ended operations with one of its customers.
GXO said they could apply to transfer to nearby GXO sites. Terms not published.
What to do after being laid off from GXO
- File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. GXO's biggest hubs: California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Mississippi. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
- Apply for financial and hardship assistance. Unemployment supplements income, but food benefits, health coverage and utility help are often available as well. Here's some of what GXO's hub states run: California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Mississippi, and every other state is here.
- Mind the health insurance window. Losing coverage opens a 60-day special enrollment period, and an ACA plan usually beats unsubsidized COBRA. Compare your options before the employer coverage lapses, and read how the COBRA clocks run if you are weighing it seriously.
- Get your real runway number. Severance plus savings divided by reality. The calculator takes five minutes.
- Know which clocks are already running. Severance review windows, COBRA election, visa grace periods, and 401(k) rollovers all run on federal deadlines that started at termination. All five deadlines are here.
GXO layoff and severance questions
Is GXO laying off workers in 2026?
Our WARN tracker holds 10 GXO filings covering 889 jobs in 2026, across eight states. The biggest were 220 at Southaven, Mississippi in January, 185 in Memphis and 102 at West Jefferson, Ohio.
Why did GXO close its Southaven warehouse?
GXO's January 6, 2026 notice to Mississippi gave the current economy and changes in market demands as the reason. FOX13 reported that xAI had bought the 810,000-square-foot building in December, and xAI leaders confirmed GXO would move out. The state's listing doesn't mention the sale.
Does GXO pay severance when a warehouse closes?
No terms on record at any of the closings on this page, and the severance GXO reports in its 10-K is corporate. If you're handed a separation agreement, read the pay, the date benefits end and any release before signing, with no GXO closing package on record to hold it against.
Can I transfer to another GXO site if mine closes?
GXO has invited affected workers to apply for open roles at nearby GXO sites, and said 10 West Jefferson workers would stay on temporarily at another facility. Get any offer of a named job in writing, since WARN treats a real transfer offer differently from an invitation to apply.
How much notice does GXO have to give before closing a warehouse?
Federal WARN law sets 60 days of written notice for a covered plant closing or mass layoff. Three exceptions allow less, though notice is still due as soon as practicable, with the reason stated. A covered worker who got short notice may be able to claim up to 60 days of back pay and benefits in federal court.
Where do I file for unemployment after being laid off from GXO?
In the state where you worked, not where the company is headquartered. GXO's biggest U.S. hubs are California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Mississippi. Severance usually doesn't block you from filing, and benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Is it OK to file for unemployment after a layoff at GXO?
Yes. Unemployment insurance is funded by payroll taxes employers pay on wages, the claim never appears on credit reports or background checks, and future employers cannot see it. If the hesitation itself is the obstacle, whether filing is OK has its own article.
What happens to my health insurance after a layoff at GXO?
Your plan sets the end date rather than the law, so the separation packet is where that date actually lives, and it is often the last day of the month rather than your last day of work. After coverage ends, COBRA lets you keep the identical plan by paying the whole premium yourself, up to 102 percent of what the plan really costs, which lands as several times the payroll deduction you were used to. You get 60 days to elect, counted from the later of coverage ending or the election notice arriving, and electing reaches the coverage back to the day the old plan stopped so no gap exists. How continuation coverage works walks the timing, and whether to take it rather than a marketplace plan is a separate decision.
Should I sign the severance agreement right away?
First pin down how much review time you actually have. If you're 40 or older, federal law gives you 21 days to consider an agreement that waives age claims, 45 in a group layoff, and a waiver signed under a shorter deadline can be invalid. If you're under 40, no federal window applies and the deadline in your packet may be real, so confirm it in writing and ask for more time if you need it. Use whatever window you have to read the release terms, especially non-disparagement and no-lawsuit clauses, and don't stall past a real deadline, because offers can be withdrawn.
Can I collect unemployment if I got severance from GXO?
Usually yes, though some states delay benefits until severance pay periods end, and lump sums are treated differently than salary continuation. Check your state's rules on our state benefit pages, and file immediately either way so your claim date is locked in.