Laid off from Lowe's.

Previous rounds

Lowe's layoff history

Lowe's explained its February 2026 cut in terms of the stores. A spokesperson told Reuters on February 13 that about 600 corporate and support roles, less than 1% of the workforce, were going to "better align our resources to support our stores." The delivery was blunter. Unverified posts from affected workers describe muted, anonymous group video calls with no chance to ask questions, and one account has people who missed the call learning only when their access to Lowe's systems stopped working. That's a lousy way to lose a job. The layoffs themselves were scheduled for April 19 through early May, so if your access ended in February, check which separation date your paperwork gives.

On the February 25 earnings call, Marvin Ellison said Lowe's commitment to "perpetual productivity improvement" was "at the center" of the cut and that the reduction "will help us create greater financial agility." He also noted a $125 million discretionary bonus for frontline associates' fourth-quarter work. No cost or savings figure for the cut is in the reporting we track, and the support Lowe's described to Reuters came without amounts. The Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't require severance, and the Labor Department calls it a matter of agreement between employer and employee, so what Lowe's owes you comes down to your own paperwork. Check the written offer Lowe's gives you, any severance plan that covers your role and any agreement you already signed, and read every line before you sign anything new. If severance promised under a company plan never arrives, the department's benefits agency, EBSA, may be able to help.

North Carolina's 10-page notice listed 317 jobs with titles in dozens of states, though most of the people were based in Mooresville and Charlotte. It put 178 at the Mooresville office and 49 at the Worthington Avenue office in Charlotte, across product management, recruiting, analytics, product design, supply chain and other back-office work. Rows dated within four days of it sit in our tracker for Arizona, Ohio, Kansas and Maryland, so if you worked remotely, check the North Carolina notice for your title and our WARN filings tracker for a Lowe's row in your state. Federal WARN generally requires at least 60 days' notice in writing when an employer of 100 or more lays off 50 or more at one site, managers and supervisors included, and the Labor Department office that runs it doesn't pursue damages for short notice.

Our tracker holds 32 Lowe's filings all-time, and 9 filings covering 322 jobs since the start of 2025, across 6 states, every one dated 2026. One of those isn't from a Lowe's store or office. Great Floors, an Artisan Design Group subsidiary, told Washington it would close five stores in Puyallup, Seattle, Shoreline, Redmond and Yakima, affecting 58 workers and citing "economic factors." Lowe's bought ADG for $1.325 billion in 2025, the year it also paid $8.8 billion for Foundation Building Materials, and the tracker counts companies Lowe's owns. Separations were set for January 12 through March 13, 2026, and workers were encouraged to apply at other locations; the tracker dates the row to that first day of separations, not to the filing. Ellison said in February that integrating FBM and ADG was focused on "capturing cost synergies," and nothing in the reporting we track links job cuts at either one to it.

Lowe's has cut from offices and stores alike before, and what it offered then is on record. A 2017 tech cut came with a competitive severance package, outplacement and a job fair, Orchard Supply staff got outplacement and priority for other Lowe's jobs when all 99 stores closed in 2018, and the 2019 assemblers and maintenance workers were promised transition pay and a shot at open positions. The tracker still holds the North Carolina filings from the February 2017 corporate cut, 431 jobs in Mooresville and 75 in Wilkesboro. Those offers belonged to other years and don't bind this one. Whatever you're handed, ask for the separation date, the date benefits stop and any severance figure in writing before you sign, and look up your state's filing in the tracker.

Reporting on previous Lowe's layoff rounds

• February 2026, corporate and support · About 600 roles, under 1% of the workforce, with 317 on North Carolina's notice

  Financial assistance, benefits kept on for a stretch, and help with career transition. No amounts are on record.

• January to March 2026, Great Floors (Artisan Design Group) · 58 workers at five Washington flooring stores closed for economic factors

  Terms not published. Workers were encouraged to apply at other locations.

• Late 2023, IT support (employee reports) · Around 200 IT support jobs by year-end, with the work going to an overseas contractor, per unverified posts from workers, with no announcement from Lowe's

• August 2019, store assembly and maintenance · "Thousands" of assembly and maintenance jobs moved to contractors, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal; Lowe's gave no count

  Transition pay and a chance to apply for open positions. No amounts are on record.

• 2018, Orchard Supply and store closings · All 99 Orchard Supply Hardware stores and about 4,000 employees, per local reports, then 51 North American stores announced for closing in November

  Outplacement and priority for other Lowe's jobs, for Orchard associates. No terms on record for the November closings.

• 2017, technology · About 125 corporate tech workers, mostly in Mooresville, many of their functions moved to Bangalore, India

  A competitive severance package, plus outplacement and a job fair with local IT employers. No amounts are on record.

• October 2016 to February 2017 · 96 corporate tech jobs, then 2,400 full-time jobs mostly at stores, then more than 500 corporate roles, 430 at headquarters and 70 in Wilkesboro

What to do after being laid off from Lowe's

1. File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. Lowe's's biggest hubs: North Carolina, Washington, Ohio. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
2. 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 Lowe's's hub states run: North Carolina, Washington, Ohio, and every other state is here.
3. 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.
4. Get your real runway number. Severance plus savings divided by reality. The calculator takes five minutes.
5. 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.