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
Pacific Gas and ElectricOakland, CA3Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricRancho Cordova, CA11Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricSalinas, CA2Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricMerced, CA2Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricChico, CA4Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricClovis, CA6Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricFremont, CA2Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricBakersfield, CA1Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricAuburn, CA8Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Pacific Gas and ElectricAntioch, CA107Mar 18, 2017Jan 11, 2017layoffSource ↗
Rakuten Commerce LLC, dbaAliso Viejo, CA73Mar 31, 2017Jan 10, 2017closureSource ↗
Glu MobileLong Beach, CA70Mar 11, 2017Jan 10, 2017layoffSource ↗
Sears HoldingsSanta Monica, CA80Apr 9, 2017Jan 9, 2017closureSource ↗
Sears Hometown and OutletSan Leandro, CA1Dec 31, 2016Jan 9, 2017closureSource ↗
Morton SaltNewark, CA70Apr 3, 2017Jan 9, 2017closureSource ↗
TheranosNewark, CA53Mar 8, 2017Jan 6, 2017layoffSource ↗
TheranosPalo Alto, CA97Mar 8, 2017Jan 6, 2017layoffSource ↗
Verizon WirelessRancho Cordova, CA1,070Jan 28, 2017Jan 6, 2017layoffSource ↗
GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics, Inc. DBASanta Ana, CA15Feb 22, 2017Jan 6, 2017layoffSource ↗
AtmelSan Jose, CA9Mar 4, 2017Jan 4, 2017layoffSource ↗
Macy'sSan Diego, CA193Mar 6, 2017Jan 4, 2017closureSource ↗
Macy'sSanta Barbara, CA96Mar 6, 2017Jan 4, 2017closureSource ↗
Macy'sSan Francisco, CA16Mar 6, 2017Jan 4, 2017closureSource ↗
CKE Restaurants HoldingsCarpinteria, CA25Mar 6, 2017Jan 3, 2017closureSource ↗
TGI Friday'sYorba Linda, CA42Mar 6, 2017Jan 2, 2017closureSource ↗

17,596 notices · Source check Oct 10, 2026