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
PSSI (Foster Farms)Livingston, CA158Aug 3, 2017Jul 27, 2017closureSource ↗
Seagate USFremont, CA51Sep 25, 2017Jul 26, 2017layoffSource ↗
Seagate USCupertino, CA44Sep 25, 2017Jul 26, 2017layoffSource ↗
Cisco SystemsSan Jose, CA9Jul 27, 2017Jul 26, 2017layoffSource ↗
AgensysSanta Monica, CA222Sep 24, 2017Jul 26, 2017closureSource ↗
Build-A-Bear WorkshopAnaheim, CA72Sep 24, 2017Jul 24, 2017closureSource ↗
SymantecMountain View, CA20Jul 26, 2017Jul 24, 2017layoffSource ↗
Bank of the WestSan Ramon, CA54Sep 19, 2017Jul 24, 2017layoffSource ↗
The BoeingHuntington, CA54Sep 22, 2017Jul 21, 2017layoffSource ↗
The BoeingEl Segundo, CA21Sep 22, 2017Jul 21, 2017layoffSource ↗
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon BayHalf Moon Bay, CA7Sep 20, 2017Jul 21, 2017closureSource ↗
EagleBurgmann IndustriesLakeside, CA81Sep 18, 2017Jul 20, 2017closureSource ↗
LoBue Bros.Lindsay, CA98Sep 22, 2017Jul 19, 2017closureSource ↗
Bay Club Thousand OaksThousand Oaks, CA119Sep 20, 2017Jul 19, 2017closureSource ↗
Hidden Valley BerriesOxnard, CA42Jul 1, 2017Jul 18, 2017closureSource ↗
Spectrum BrandsMira Loma, CA130Sep 15, 2017Jul 18, 2017closureSource ↗
Best BuySan Francisco, CA106Sep 30, 2017Jul 18, 2017closureSource ↗
Penske Vehicle ServicesTorrance, CA15Sep 17, 2017Jul 18, 2017closureSource ↗
Interviewing Service of AmericaAlhambra, CA66Sep 21, 2017Jul 17, 2017closureSource ↗
King’s Fish HouseLaguna Hills, CA92Sep 18, 2017Jul 17, 2017temporarySource ↗
Buca Restaurants 2San Francisco, CA72Sep 14, 2017Jul 16, 2017closureSource ↗
YPGlendale, CA35Aug 29, 2017Jul 14, 2017layoffSource ↗
Marvell SemiconductorSanta Clara, CA7Sep 12, 2017Jul 13, 2017layoffSource ↗
Payless ShoeSource DistributionRedlands, CA140Sep 30, 2017Jul 11, 2017closureSource ↗
GREE International EntertainmentSan Francisco, CA63Jul 7, 2017Jul 10, 2017closureSource ↗

17,596 notices · Source check Oct 10, 2026