US WARN intelligence

California layoffs & WARN notices

California has 17,586 non-cancelled imported WARN notices reporting 1,452,638 workers affected. 217 notices have future effective dates. These totals cover imported records only.

What the official notice history shows

During the last 365 days, this imported archive contains 1,497 eligible official filings for California, reporting 74,240 affected workers. 0 worker counts are unavailable. The newest official notice date is Oct 6, 2026.

17521 non-cancelled direct government records and 63 attributed secondary records appear in the full archive. Recent official event types: layoff, closure, temporary, unspecified. These figures describe notices, not unique people or completed layoffs. Grouped company names do not establish ownership.

Compare original weekly and monthly official-data reports → · How dates, names and counts are interpreted

17,586Non-cancelled notices
1,452,638Reported workers
217Future effective dates
Coverage is limited to connected sources and imported date ranges. 2 notices have unavailable worker counts. Company groups match normalized names; aliases below preserve exact employer names from filings. Methodology →

Notice history by year

20261,152 notices · 58,577 reported workers
20251,591 notices · 94,948 reported workers
20241,595 notices · 86,470 reported workers
20231,749 notices · 95,154 reported workers
2022874 notices · 57,251 reported workers
2021643 notices · 49,772 reported workers
20206,111 notices · 660,835 reported workers
2019729 notices · 60,943 reported workers
2018704 notices · 68,683 reported workers
2017671 notices · 57,317 reported workers
2016679 notices · 63,026 reported workers
2015748 notices · 69,420 reported workers
2014339 notices · 30,237 reported workers
20081 notices · 5 reported workers

Filings and attributed reports

Company / locationWorkersEffective dateNotice dateType / source
Corning Optical CommunicationsSanta Clara, CA80Feb 20, 2025Feb 20, 2025closureSource ↗
Neovia Logistics DistributionOrange, CA145Apr 20, 2025Feb 20, 2025closureSource ↗
Nucor Buildings Group WestSan Joaquin, CA70Apr 21, 2025Feb 20, 2025closureSource ↗
NikolaSan Bernardino, CA16Apr 21, 2025Feb 19, 2025layoffSource ↗
F21 OpCOOrange, CA24Apr 25, 2025Feb 19, 2025closureSource ↗
ZendeskSan Francisco, CA51Apr 21, 2025Feb 19, 2025layoffSource ↗
F21 OpCOLos Angeles, CA55Apr 25, 2025Feb 19, 2025closureSource ↗
NikolaLos Angeles, CA7Apr 21, 2025Feb 19, 2025layoffSource ↗
NikolaYolo, CA1Apr 21, 2025Feb 19, 2025layoffSource ↗
NikolaLos Angeles, CA12Apr 21, 2025Feb 19, 2025layoffSource ↗
NikolaSan Bernardino, CA14Apr 21, 2025Feb 19, 2025layoffSource ↗
F21 OpCOLos Angeles, CA30Apr 25, 2025Feb 19, 2025closureSource ↗
NikolaSuite 210-B Santa Fe Springs, CA1Apr 21, 2025Feb 19, 2025layoffSource ↗
F21 OpCOOrange, CA20Apr 25, 2025Feb 19, 2025closureSource ↗
Clarion ManagementSan Bernardino, CA8Apr 20, 2025Feb 18, 2025closureSource ↗
Clarion ManagementVentura, CA1Apr 20, 2025Feb 18, 2025closureSource ↗
Clarion ManagementLos Angeles, CA6Apr 20, 2025Feb 18, 2025closureSource ↗
Clarion ManagementSan Bernardino, CA6Apr 20, 2025Feb 18, 2025closureSource ↗
Smart & Final LogisticsRiverside, CA194Apr 21, 2025Feb 18, 2025layoffSource ↗
Parker Engine MobileStanislaus, CA20Apr 21, 2025Feb 18, 2025layoffSource ↗
Clarion ManagementRiverside, CA2Apr 20, 2025Feb 18, 2025closureSource ↗
Clarion ManagementLos Angeles, CA5Apr 20, 2025Feb 18, 2025closureSource ↗
Clarion ManagementSan Bernardino, CA1Apr 20, 2025Feb 18, 2025closureSource ↗
STAAR SurgicalSte. 100 Aliso Viejo, CA5Apr 21, 2025Feb 18, 2025layoffSource ↗
Clarion ManagementSacramento, CA4Apr 20, 2025Feb 18, 2025closureSource ↗

17,596 notices · Source check Oct 11, 2026