I've listed this from the Business Insider, added #1 for the heck of it...
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Frequency of posts on TheLayoff.com Increases
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An obvious sign: Executives confirm layoffs are coming.
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Executives hint at layoffs using other terms, like "restructuring."
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Your company gives you a "non-negotiable" job offer.
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A WARN notice has been issued.
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Your company's IPO flops.
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Your company is hiring too fast.
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Your company gets acquired or merges with another.
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There's already been a round of layoffs.
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Your access to work accounts is denied.
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You're invited to a group meeting with the department head, and her personal assistant confirms with you that you'll be there.
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Internal job postings get taken down.
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The higher-ups take steps to 'improve efficiencies.'
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Or they ask a ton of questions about what you do.
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Higher-ups start jumping ship.
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The discretionary stuff starts to go.
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Company bills aren't getting paid.
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Conference rooms are booked by HR all day.
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There are more tissue boxes than usual.
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There are a lot of empty boxes around.