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
Western Digital TechnologySan Jose, CA71Jun 17, 2016Apr 14, 2016layoffSource ↗
Sage SoftwareIrvine, CA26Jun 30, 2016Apr 13, 2016layoffSource ↗
Kubota TractorTorrance, CA72Jun 13, 2016Apr 13, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresSan Gabriel, CA83Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresWest Hills, CA99Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresSan Jose, CA91Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresUpland, CA79Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresSanta Ana, CA92Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresLadera Ranch, CA75Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresRancho Cordova, CA91Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresSan Diego, CA81Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
Kohl's Department StoresCypress, CA89Jun 19, 2016Apr 8, 2016closureSource ↗
ChevronBakersfield, CA98Jun 13, 2016Apr 7, 2016layoffSource ↗
PULAUFort Irwin, CA91Apr 30, 2016Apr 7, 2016layoffSource ↗
BlackRockSan Francisco, CA64Jun 6, 2016Apr 6, 2016layoffSource ↗
Abbott VascularTemecula, CA131Apr 6, 2016Apr 6, 2016layoffSource ↗
Rockwell CollinsPoway, CA1Jun 10, 2016Apr 5, 2016closureSource ↗
Unified GrocersLos Angeles, CA132Jun 5, 2016Apr 5, 2016closureSource ↗
Safeway Inc. / Albertsons CompaniesPleasanton, CA3Jun 3, 2016Apr 4, 2016layoffSource ↗
City National BankLos Angeles, CA7Jun 24, 2016Apr 1, 2016closureSource ↗
Lockheed MartinSan Jose, CA59Jun 10, 2016Apr 1, 2016closureSource ↗
Toshiba Logistics AmericaIrvine, CA4May 31, 2016Mar 31, 2016layoffSource ↗
International Business MachinesSan Jose, CA109May 31, 2016Mar 31, 2016layoffSource ↗
ICDC CollegeHuntington Park, CA244May 30, 2016Mar 30, 2016closureSource ↗
SchenkerOntario, CA52Jun 5, 2016Mar 30, 2016closureSource ↗

17,596 notices · Source check Oct 11, 2026