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
Steiner eOpticsMonterey, CA69Aug 2, 2016Jun 2, 2016closureSource ↗
Prometheus LaboratoriesSan Diego, CA55Aug 1, 2016Jun 2, 2016layoffSource ↗
American Medical Response / CentrexModesto, CA8Dec 31, 2016Jun 1, 2016layoffSource ↗
ActavisCorona, CA31Aug 5, 2016Jun 1, 2016layoffSource ↗
Mandalay Berry FarmsOxnard, CA565Jul 31, 2016Jun 1, 2016closureSource ↗
United TechnologiesSan Diego, CA6Jul 31, 2016Jun 1, 2016closureSource ↗
CVS PharmacyRancho Cordova, CA152Sep 30, 2016Jun 1, 2016layoffSource ↗
StemCellsSunnyvale, CA27Aug 1, 2016May 31, 2016closureSource ↗
StemCellsNewark, CA26Aug 1, 2016May 31, 2016closureSource ↗
Safeway Inc. / Albertsons CompaniesPleasanton, CA5Jul 29, 2016May 28, 2016layoffSource ↗
Buca Restaurants 2Santa Monica, CA39Aug 1, 2016May 27, 2016closureSource ↗
Brake PartsChowchilla, CA65Jul 29, 2016May 27, 2016closureSource ↗
Bloomingdale's 59th & Lex CafeLos Angeles, CA17Jul 31, 2016May 27, 2016temporarySource ↗
Experience WorksNapa, CA6Jul 1, 2016May 26, 2016closureSource ↗
Simply HiredSunnyvale, CA94Jul 26, 2016May 26, 2016closureSource ↗
BAE SYSTEMSSan Francisco, CA1May 24, 2016May 26, 2016temporarySource ↗
BAE SYSTEMSSan Francisco, CA53May 24, 2016May 26, 2016temporarySource ↗
Playtika Santa MonicaSanta Monica, CA111Aug 1, 2016May 26, 2016layoffSource ↗
Corizon HealthDublin, CA130Jun 30, 2016May 25, 2016layoffSource ↗
Corizon HealthOakland, CA26Jun 30, 2016May 25, 2016layoffSource ↗
The Fresno BeeFresno, CA85Jul 31, 2016May 25, 2016layoffSource ↗
SunEdisonSan Francisco, CA9May 26, 2016May 25, 2016layoffSource ↗
National Retail TransportationFontana, CA125Jul 31, 2016May 25, 2016closureSource ↗
SunEdisonBelmont, CA85May 26, 2016May 25, 2016layoffSource ↗
SunEdisonPetaluma, CA17May 26, 2016May 25, 2016layoffSource ↗

17,596 notices · Source check Oct 10, 2026