Layoff notices in Bakersfield at a glance
Bakersfield employers have filed 175 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 18,917 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 19, 2026. 41 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between notice and effective date outside the 2020 COVID window; the 60-day rule explains what that gap can mean for the workers involved. Since the EDD began reporting industry in 2026, the sectors filing most here are Manufacturing (1,742 workers), Mining Quarrying Oil and Gas Exraction (53 workers), Transportation and Warehousing (34 workers).
Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first
38 notices, 2,630 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Engineering Systems Inc | Jun 17, 2020 | Jun 8, 2020 | 41 | Layoff, permanent | 9 days after effective date |
| Basic Energy Services, Inc dba KVS Transportation | May 28, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 42 | Layoff, permanent | 55 days after effective date |
| Halliburton | May 27, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | 31 | Layoff, temporary | 51 days after effective date |
| Halliburton | May 27, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 51 days after effective date |
| Tailored Shared Services, Inc. | May 18, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | 102 | Closure, temporary | 63 days after effective date |
| Haddad Bashirtash Group | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 187 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Haddad Bashirtash Group | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 186 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Bakersfield Fitness, LLC | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Bakersfield Fitness, LLC | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Three-Way Cevrolet Co. dba Three-Way Chevrolet Cadillac | Apr 3, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 66 | Layoff, temporary | 11 days after effective date |
| Bill Wright Toyota (Service) | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 95 | Layoff, temporary | 7 COVID order |
| Bill Wright Toyota (Service) | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 55 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Bill WrightToyota | Mar 28, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 87 | Layoff, temporary | 3 COVID order |
| Consolidated Entertainment Group Inc. dba Reading Cinemas Valley | Apr 2, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | 65 | Layoff, temporary | 4 COVID order |
| Golden Empire Transit District (GET) | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 37 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| C&J Well Services, Inc., a Basic Energy Services, Inc. Company | May 5, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 52 | Layoff, permanent | 32 days after effective date |
| PCL Industrial Services, Inc. | Apr 24, 2020 | Apr 24, 2020 | 102 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Applus RTD USA Services Inc. | Apr 20, 2020 | Apr 13, 2020 | 56 | Layoff, temporary | 7 days after effective date |
| CarMax Bakersfield | Apr 8, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | 196 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. at Bakersfield Store | Apr 17, 2020 | Apr 12, 2020 | 46 | Layoff, temporary | 5 days after effective date |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | Apr 10, 2020 | Jun 8, 2020 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 59 COVID order |
| Clinica Sierra Vista | Apr 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 45 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 83 | Closure, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| Golden State Drilling, Inc. | Apr 8, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | 130 | Layoff, type not stated | 2 days after effective date |
| Maya Bakersfield Cinemas Operating Company, LLC | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 60 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| Hof's Hut Restaurants, Inc. dba Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que | Mar 17, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 53 | Closure, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Pancakes 789 INC | Apr 2, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 9 days after effective date |
| Clinica Sierra Vista | Apr 1, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 63 | Layoff, permanent | 5 days after effective date |
| Clinica Sierra Vista | Apr 1, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 19 | Layoff, permanent | 5 days after effective date |
| DeLuca Associates Inc. at AMC Bakersfield 6 | Mar 21, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 4 days after effective date |
| Padre Hotel, LLC | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | 123 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| La Costa Mariscos, INC | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | 130 | Closure, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| AMERICAN KIDS SPORTS CENTER | Mar 17, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 150 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Nestle R&D Center, Inc. | Mar 11, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | 51 | Layoff, permanent | 65 COVID order |
| McDonald's Corporation | Jan 30, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 11 | Layoff, permanent | 47 under 60 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | Jan 8, 2020 | Mar 7, 2020 | 33 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (HESI) | Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 2, 2019 | 72 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| W.A. Thompson | Oct 8, 2019 | Dec 6, 2019 | 95 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
Largest layoffs in Bakersfield since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | 7 | 4,695 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Dryer's Grand Ice Cream | 2 | 2,030 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Nestle USA, Inc. | 2 | 1,448 | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Ensign United States Drilling Inc. | 2 | 850 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC | 3 | 820 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Basic Energy Services, Inc. | 4 | 768 | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | 11 | 576 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Grimmway Farms | 2 | 418 | May 3, 2018 |
| Haddad Bashirtash Group | 2 | 373 | Mar 24, 2020 |
| California Resources Corporation | 10 | 335 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | 7 | 251 | Dec 2, 2019 |
| Golden State Drilling, Inc. | 2 | 234 | Apr 8, 2020 |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | 1 | 230 | Aug 27, 2021 |
| CarMax Bakersfield | 1 | 196 | Apr 8, 2020 |
| Kern Radiology Imaging Systems, Inc. | 1 | 173 | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Braden Partners L.P., dba Pacific | 1 | 170 | May 12, 2017 |
| Chevron | 3 | 164 | Aug 22, 2025 |
| C&J Well Services, Inc. | 1 | 161 | Dec 2, 2015 |
| Bill Wright Toyota (Service) | 2 | 150 | Mar 24, 2020 |
| AMERICAN KIDS SPORTS CENTER | 1 | 150 | Mar 17, 2020 |
Bakersfield by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 7 | 6 | 1,830 |
| 2025-2026 | 14 | 5 | 1,490 |
| 2024-2025 | 13 | 6 | 1,151 |
| 2023-2024 | 25 | 4 | 2,377 |
| 2022-2023 | 8 | 3 | 2,180 |
| 2021-2022 | 11 | 9 | 1,196 |
| 2020-2021 | 16 | 3 | 1,074 |
| 2019-2020 | 38 | 6 | 2,630 |
| 2018-2019 | 10 | 5 | 1,509 |
| 2017-2018 | 4 | 2 | 1,161 |
| 2016-2017 | 7 | 2 | 534 |
| 2015-2016 | 13 | 2 | 833 |
| 2014-2015 | 9 | 1 | 952 |
Local help after a layoff in Bakersfield
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Bakersfield bring WARN back-pay claims in the Superior Court of the county, and the agency routes for the questions that usually travel with a layoff are the same statewide: unpaid final wages and vacation payout go to the Labor Commissioner, discrimination in who was selected goes to the Civil Rights Department (three years to file) or the EEOC (300 days). Our Bakersfield employment law page covers the local courts, agencies and deadlines. See also all notices in the county. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: California EDD WARN reports, July 2014 to Oct 27, 2026. County and city are as stated on the notice; for 2014 to 2017 filings, where the EDD listed only a city, the county is assigned from that city. Back to the layoff tracker.
About this data: Notices come from the California Employment Development Department WARN reports (fiscal years 2014-2015 to today) and are reloaded from the EDD every Tuesday and Thursday. Employer names appear as the employer wrote them on the notice, grouped where the names clearly refer to the same company. A notice is not a finding that any law was broken. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.