Layoff Signal

Inspiration

LayoffSignal is deeply personal. Having experienced a layoff at Intel and later navigating the uncertainty of a small startup, I saw firsthand how information asymmetry destroys morale. I noticed critical layoff signals (WARN filings) were only reaching workers as fragmented rumors on LinkedIn—often too late to prepare. With January 2026 reporting over 108,000 job cuts , I drafted a PRD to build the "Single Source of Truth" I wish I had.

Furthermore, the Fair Warning Act of 2025 (H.R. 5761) recently introduced strict new requirements including remote employees in site-specific calculations. This creates a complex regulatory patchwork that manual systems can no longer track. I drafted the PRD for LayoffSignal to build a "single source of truth" that gives the workforce their head start back.

What it does

LayoffSignal is an autonomous agentic system that transforms raw regulatory filings into human-centered action. It monitors state WARN sites, ingests unstructured PDFs, and using Gemini 3 Pro, generates:

Worker Copilot: A 7-day recovery plan including severance rights and upskilling roadmaps.

Recruiter Pipeline: Real-time talent signals before they hit the press.

Agency Dashboard: Regional economic forecasts for resource allocation.

How we built it

We used a "vibe coding" approach in Google AI Studio to rapidly iterate from a PRD to a functional vertical slice.

Multimodal Extraction: Gemini 3 Pro parses complex PDF tables using media_resolution: medium.

Verification Loop: A self-correcting agentic loop that cross-references extracted data against the source document's visual layout to eliminate hallucinations.

High-Level Planning: Utilizes thinking_level: HIGH to interpret the nuances of the Fair Warning Act of 2025 regarding remote workers.

Challenges we ran into

Handling Entity Resolution was the biggest hurdle. WARN notices often use obscure legal names (e.g., "Amazon.com Services LLC") rather than brand names. We leveraged Gemini’s grounding to normalize these entities.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of the Autonomy of the system. It isn't just a scraper; it’s an agent that verifies its own work and plans personalized professional pivots for displaced workers.

What we learned

Building with Gemini 3 taught us that AI has moved from the "Advisor" role to the "COO" role. We learned how to maintain state across multi-actor pipelines using Thought Signatures.

What's next for LayoffSignal

50-State Coverage: Expanding our connectors nationwide.

Predictive Signals: Ingesting LinkedIn sentiment to forecast layoffs before filings are even made.

A2A Negotiation: Using the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) to negotiate training discounts for displaced workers.

References Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. January 2026 Job Cut Report. Google Cloud Blog. Agent Factory: Vibe Coding with Gemini 3. 119th U.S. Congress. Fair Warning Act of 2025 (H.R. 5761). Google Developers. Granular Control with thinking_level and Thought Signatures. Universal Commerce Protocol 2026 Standard Documentation.