# WARN Layoff Monitor โ€” New Mass-Layoff & Closure Alerts (`scrapersdelight/warn-layoff-monitor`) Actor Monitor public WARN Act filings for new mass-layoff & plant-closure notices across US states (TX, IN โ€” more coming). Company, location, employees affected, notice & effective dates. A delta feed for recruiters, sales & M\&A โ€” alerts via Slack, email or webhook. $4 per 1,000 notices. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapersdelight/warn-layoff-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [Scrapers Delight](https://apify.com/scrapersdelight) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.00 / 1,000 per record returneds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## ๐Ÿ“‰ WARN Layoff Monitor โ€” New Mass-Layoff & Closure Alerts **Catch mass layoffs and plant closures the moment they're filed. Under the federal WARN Act, employers must publicly notice large layoffs and closures in advance โ€” and states publish them. This actor polls those public feeds, returns company, location, employees affected, and notice/effective dates, and runs on a schedule to alert you to NEW notices via Slack, email, or webhook.** No login, no anti-bot โ€” every source is a public state record. --- ### Why WARN notices are a signal A new WARN filing is a trigger event for several buyers: - ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ **Recruiters / staffing** โ€” qualified talent is about to hit the market in a known location. - ๐Ÿค **Sales / competitive** โ€” a competitor (or a competitor's customer) is in distress. - ๐Ÿฆ **M&A / distressed-asset / restructuring** โ€” early signal of a company under pressure. - ๐Ÿงฐ **Outplacement / benefits / services** โ€” the affected employer is an active buyer. WARN data is sold by paid aggregators; this actor builds the same feed from the **public** state sources, priced pay-per-event. --- ### States & sources (validated) | State | Source | Format | |-------|--------|--------| | **TX** | Texas TWC WARN dataset (Socrata) | clean JSON | | **IN** | Indiana DWD "Current WARN Notices" | HTML table | > More states (CA, OH, NY, WAโ€ฆ) are on the roadmap โ€” the actor uses per-state adapters so coverage grows without breaking your runs. *(CA EDD publishes a biweekly Excel report; it's next.)* --- ### Output (one record per notice) `state` ยท `source` ยท `company` ยท `city` ยท `county` ยท `employees_affected` ยท `notice_date` ยท `effective_date` ยท `layoff_type` (LO/CL where available) ยท `industry` ยท `naics` ยท `wda` ยท `record_id` ยท `source_url` ยท `is_new` ยท `scraped_at` Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or RSS โ€” or pull via the Apify API into your CRM, Clay, n8n, or ATS. --- ### How to use it 1. Click **Try for free**. 2. Pick your **states** and a **lookback window** (default 30 days). 3. *(Optional)* set **Min employees affected**, a **keyword**, or **layoff type**. 4. Click **Start**, then open the **Dataset** tab. 5. **For a live feed:** turn on **Monitor mode**, add a **Schedule** (e.g. daily), and a **Slack/email/webhook**. #### Quick start ```json { "states": ["TX", "IN"], "lookbackDays": 30, "minEmployees": 50 } ```` #### Daily monitor ```json { "states": ["TX", "IN"], "monitorMode": true, "alertOnNewNotice": true, "slackWebhookUrl": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/โ€ฆ" } ``` *** ### Pricing (pay-per-event) | Event | What it covers | Suggested price | |-------|----------------|-----------------| | `lot-scraped` | each notice returned | ~$3โ€“4 / 1,000 | | `monitor-run-completed` | each scheduled watch run | ~$0.05 / run | | `new-lot-detected` | each newly-appearing notice | ~$0.02 / notice | | `alert-delivered` | each Slack/email/webhook alert | ~$0.005 / alert | *(Final prices are set on the actor's pricing page.)* *** ### Notes - **Public state records** (employer-level) โ€” no consumer personal data. Review each agency's terms; your use is your call. - **Coverage grows** โ€” adapters are per-state; request a state via an issue. - **No double-counting** โ€” monitor mode remembers seen notices (per state + filter scope) and emits each once. # Actor input Schema ## `states` (type: `array`): Which states' WARN feeds to pull. Supported: TX (Texas TWC), IN (Indiana DWD). More states are being added. ## `dateFrom` (type: `string`): Notice-date window start. Leave empty to use today minus 'Lookback days'. ## `dateTo` (type: `string`): Notice-date window end. Leave empty for today. ## `lookbackDays` (type: `integer`): When no explicit 'Date from' is given, scan notices from the last N days. WARN notices are less frequent than daily filings, so 30 is a good default. ## `minEmployees` (type: `integer`): Optional. Keep only notices affecting at least this many employees. ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Optional. Keep only notices whose company, industry, or city contains this text (case-insensitive). ## `layoffTypeFilter` (type: `array`): Indiana only. Keep only these types: 'LO' (layoff) or 'CL' (closure). Empty = all. ## `socrataAppToken` (type: `string`): Optional Socrata token for the TX open-data API to raise rate limits. Works fine without one for normal volumes. ## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on notices per run (0 = no cap). ## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`): Recurring watcher: diff against the prior run (per state+filter scope) and output/alert ONLY new notices. Pair with an Apify Schedule. ## `alertOnNewNotice` (type: `boolean`): In monitor mode, send an alert for each new WARN notice. ## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`): POST endpoint for new-notice alerts. ## `slackWebhookUrl` (type: `string`): Slack incoming-webhook URL. ## `emailRecipients` (type: `array`): Emails for the new-notice digest (via apify/send-mail). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Public state data; datacenter rotation is plenty. ## `diagnose` (type: `boolean`): Dev only. Pulls one state for the window and logs the first parsed notice, then exits. ## Actor input object example ```json { "states": [ "TX", "IN" ], "lookbackDays": 30, "minEmployees": 0, "maxRecords": 0, "monitorMode": false, "alertOnNewNotice": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }, "diagnose": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `notices` (type: `string`): The dataset of WARN layoff/closure notices (one item per notice). # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "states": [ "TX", "IN" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapersdelight/warn-layoff-monitor").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "states": [ "TX", "IN", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapersdelight/warn-layoff-monitor").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "states": [ "TX", "IN" ] }' | apify call scrapersdelight/warn-layoff-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapersdelight/warn-layoff-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "WARN Layoff Monitor โ€” New Mass-Layoff & Closure Alerts", "description": "Monitor public WARN Act filings for new mass-layoff & plant-closure notices across US states (TX, IN โ€” more coming). Company, location, employees affected, notice & effective dates. A delta feed for recruiters, sales & M&A โ€” alerts via Slack, email or webhook. $4 per 1,000 notices.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "7faL4FaF3BPp7b6AC" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapersdelight~warn-layoff-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapersdelight-warn-layoff-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapersdelight~warn-layoff-monitor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapersdelight-warn-layoff-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapersdelight~warn-layoff-monitor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapersdelight-warn-layoff-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "states": { "title": "States", "type": "array", "description": "Which states' WARN feeds to pull. Supported: TX (Texas TWC), IN (Indiana DWD). More states are being added.", "default": [ "TX", "IN" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Date from (YYYY-MM-DD)", "type": "string", "description": "Notice-date window start. Leave empty to use today minus 'Lookback days'." }, "dateTo": { "title": "Date to (YYYY-MM-DD)", "type": "string", "description": "Notice-date window end. Leave empty for today." }, "lookbackDays": { "title": "Lookback days", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "When no explicit 'Date from' is given, scan notices from the last N days. WARN notices are less frequent than daily filings, so 30 is a good default.", "default": 30 }, "minEmployees": { "title": "Min employees affected", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Optional. Keep only notices affecting at least this many employees.", "default": 0 }, "keyword": { "title": "Keyword filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Keep only notices whose company, industry, or city contains this text (case-insensitive)." }, "layoffTypeFilter": { "title": "Layoff type filter (IN)", "type": "array", "description": "Indiana only. Keep only these types: 'LO' (layoff) or 'CL' (closure). Empty = all.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "socrataAppToken": { "title": "Socrata app token (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional Socrata token for the TX open-data API to raise rate limits. Works fine without one for normal volumes." }, "maxRecords": { "title": "Max records per run", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on notices per run (0 = no cap).", "default": 0 }, "monitorMode": { "title": "Monitor mode (new-notice watcher)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Recurring watcher: diff against the prior run (per state+filter scope) and output/alert ONLY new notices. Pair with an Apify Schedule.", "default": false }, "alertOnNewNotice": { "title": "Alert on new notices", "type": "boolean", "description": "In monitor mode, send an alert for each new WARN notice.", "default": true }, "webhookUrl": { "title": "Webhook URL", "type": "string", "description": "POST endpoint for new-notice alerts." }, "slackWebhookUrl": { "title": "Slack webhook URL", "type": "string", "description": "Slack incoming-webhook URL." }, "emailRecipients": { "title": "Email recipients", "type": "array", "description": "Emails for the new-notice digest (via apify/send-mail).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Public state data; datacenter rotation is plenty.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } }, "diagnose": { "title": "Diagnostic mode (dev)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Dev only. Pulls one state for the window and logs the first parsed notice, then exits.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```