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
YellohButte, CA7Oct 20, 2023Oct 9, 2023closureSource ↗
YellohButte, CA11Oct 20, 2023Oct 9, 2023closureSource ↗
Matheson Flight ExtendersSacramento, CA124Dec 5, 2023Oct 6, 2023closureSource ↗
Shift TechnologiesLos Angeles, CA38Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023closureSource ↗
Shift TechnologiesAlameda, CA40Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023closureSource ↗
DreamWorks AnimationLos Angeles, CA72Dec 31, 2023Oct 5, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA1Oct 31, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA4Oct 14, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA1Oct 23, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA2Oct 27, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA1Oct 16, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA26Oct 30, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA3Oct 13, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA38Oct 11, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Gilead SciencesSan Mateo, CA41Dec 15, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Amware FulfillmentLos Angeles, CA83Dec 11, 2023Oct 4, 2023closureSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, and Company - PacificSan Diego, CA27Oct 11, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA1Nov 1, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Performance PlasticsSan Diego, CA77Dec 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023closureSource ↗
Gilead SciencesSan Mateo, CA1Mar 15, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
Amware FulfillmentLos Angeles, CA1Dec 11, 2023Oct 4, 2023closureSource ↗
Becton, Dickinson, andSan Diego, CA1Nov 2, 2023Oct 4, 2023layoffSource ↗
ZymergenAlameda, CA101Dec 18, 2023Oct 3, 2023layoffSource ↗
Newell Brands DistributionSan Bernardino, CA48Jan 31, 2024Oct 3, 2023closureSource ↗
Bloom EnergySanta Clara, CA54Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023layoffSource ↗

17,596 notices · Source check Oct 11, 2026