City record, California WARN filings

Bakersfield Layoff Notices

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Every WARN notice filed by employers in Bakersfield since July 2014: 175 notices and 18,917 workers, searchable and sorted newest first.

Every WARN notice filed with the California EDD since July 2014: 17,562 notices, 8,284 employers, 1,453,182 workers.

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).

All notices, newest first

175 notices, 18,917 workers, page 2 of 2. Filter by year in the table below.

EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Haddad Bashirtash GroupMar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020186Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Bakersfield Fitness, LLCMar 31, 2020Mar 31, 20201Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Bakersfield Fitness, LLCMar 31, 2020Mar 31, 20201Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Three-Way Cevrolet Co. dba Three-Way Chevrolet CadillacApr 3, 2020Mar 23, 202066Layoff, temporary11 days after effective date
Bill Wright Toyota (Service)Mar 24, 2020Mar 31, 202095Layoff, temporary7 COVID order
Bill Wright Toyota (Service)Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 202055Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Bill WrightToyotaMar 28, 2020Mar 31, 202087Layoff, temporary3 COVID order
Consolidated Entertainment Group Inc. dba Reading Cinemas ValleyApr 2, 2020Apr 6, 202065Layoff, temporary4 COVID order
Golden Empire Transit District (GET)Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 202037Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
C&J Well Services, Inc., a Basic Energy Services, Inc. CompanyMay 5, 2020Apr 3, 202052Layoff, permanent32 days after effective date
PCL Industrial Services, Inc.Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020102Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Applus RTD USA Services Inc.Apr 20, 2020Apr 13, 202056Layoff, temporary7 days after effective date
CarMax BakersfieldApr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020196Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. at Bakersfield StoreApr 17, 2020Apr 12, 202046Layoff, temporary5 days after effective date
Adventist Health BakersfieldApr 10, 2020Jun 8, 202012Layoff, permanent59 COVID order
Clinica Sierra VistaApr 3, 2020Apr 3, 202045Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba BurlingtonApr 8, 2020Mar 31, 202083Closure, temporary8 days after effective date
Golden State Drilling, Inc.Apr 8, 2020Apr 6, 2020130Layoff, type not stated2 days after effective date
Maya Bakersfield Cinemas Operating Company, LLCMar 20, 2020Mar 18, 202060Layoff, temporary2 days after effective date
Hof's Hut Restaurants, Inc. dba Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-QueMar 17, 2020Mar 17, 202053Closure, temporary0 COVID order
Pancakes 789 INCApr 2, 2020Mar 24, 202044Layoff, permanent9 days after effective date
Clinica Sierra VistaApr 1, 2020Mar 27, 202063Layoff, permanent5 days after effective date
Clinica Sierra VistaApr 1, 2020Mar 27, 202019Layoff, permanent5 days after effective date
DeLuca Associates Inc. at AMC Bakersfield 6Mar 21, 2020Mar 17, 20202Layoff, permanent4 days after effective date
Padre Hotel, LLCMar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020123Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
La Costa Mariscos, INCMar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020130Closure, temporary0 COVID order
AMERICAN KIDS SPORTS CENTERMar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020150Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Nestle R&D Center, Inc.Mar 11, 2020May 15, 202051Layoff, permanent65 COVID order
McDonald's CorporationJan 30, 2020Mar 17, 202011Layoff, permanent47 under 60
Adventist Health BakersfieldJan 8, 2020Mar 7, 202033Closure, permanent59 under 60
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (HESI)		Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 201972Layoff, permanent0 under 60
W.A. ThompsonOct 8, 2019Dec 6, 201995Closure, permanent59 under 60
Just Energy Marketing Corp.Jun 11, 2019Aug 19, 201919Closure, permanent69
Sun World International, LLCMay 6, 2019Jul 6, 201996Layoff, type not stated61
Kern Radiology Imaging Systems, Inc.Jan 31, 2019Apr 1, 2019173Layoff, type not stated60
Account Control Technology, Inc.Dec 27, 2018Feb 28, 201988Layoff, permanent63
Mexicali, Inc.Oct 25, 2018Dec 31, 201855Closure, permanent67
Sears, Roebuck and Co.Oct 15, 2018Dec 31, 2018106Closure, permanent77
Metal Partners InternationalOct 16, 2018Dec 16, 20189Closure, permanent61
Nestle USA, Inc.Oct 1, 2018Nov 30, 2018769Closure, temporary60
Adventist Health BakersfieldOct 2, 2018Oct 30, 201820Layoff, permanent28 under 60
Adventist Health BakersfieldFeb 5, 2018Apr 1, 2018174Layoff, permanent55 under 60
Grimmway FarmsMay 3, 2018Jul 6, 2018201Closure, temporary64
Adventist Health BakersfieldFeb 5, 2018Apr 1, 2018177Layoff, permanent55 under 60
ABM Industry Groups, LLCJan 18, 2018Mar 26, 2018104Closure, permanent67
Nestle USA, Inc.Sep 23, 2017Nov 26, 2017679Layoff, temporary64
Grimmway FarmsMay 23, 2017Jul 28, 2017217Layoff, permanent66
Braden Partners L.P., dba PacificMay 12, 2017Jul 7, 2017170Layoff, permanent56 under 60
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLCJan 31, 2017Mar 31, 20172Layoff, permanent59 under 60
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyJan 11, 2017Mar 18, 20171Layoff, permanent66
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLCDec 30, 2016Feb 28, 201731Layoff, permanent60
First TransitOct 31, 2016Dec 31, 201691Closure, permanent61
DCS Facility ServicesJun 30, 2016Aug 31, 201622Closure, permanent62
Lightspeed SystemsJun 24, 2016Dec 31, 201680Layoff, permanent190
CST California Stations, Inc.May 4, 2016Jul 5, 201619Closure, permanent62
ChevronApr 7, 2016Jun 13, 201698Layoff, permanent67
Xerox Business Services, LLCFeb 26, 2016Apr 25, 201615Layoff, permanent59 under 60
California Resources CorporationFeb 16, 2016Apr 17, 201674Layoff, permanent61
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Dec 8, 2015Dec 15, 201516Layoff, permanent7 under 60
C&J Well Services, Inc.Dec 2, 2015Feb 2, 2016161Layoff, permanent62
KVS Transportation, Inc.Dec 3, 2015Feb 3, 2016111Layoff, permanent62
Construction Specialty Service, Inc. dbaNov 20, 2015Jan 20, 201661Layoff, type not stated61
Golden State Drilling, Inc.Nov 5, 2015Dec 10, 2015104Layoff, permanent35 under 60
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Oct 20, 2015Oct 23, 20156Layoff, permanent3 under 60
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Sep 16, 2015Sep 17, 201552Layoff, permanent1 under 60
Haggen, Inc.Aug 14, 2015Oct 13, 201536Closure, permanent60
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Apr 21, 2015Apr 20, 201514Layoff, permanent1 days after effective date
The Vons Companies Inc.Apr 14, 2015May 16, 201556Closure, permanent32 under 60
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Mar 18, 2015Mar 18, 201539Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Scarbrough Management CorporationMar 2, 2015May 1, 201521Layoff, permanent60
Scarbrough Management CorporationMar 2, 2015May 1, 201520Layoff, permanent60
Scarbrough Management CorporationMar 2, 2015May 1, 201512Layoff, permanent60
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Feb 16, 2015Feb 16, 201552Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Ensign United States Drilling Inc.Dec 18, 2014Dec 15, 2014700Layoff, type not stated3 days after effective date
Xerox Business Services, LLCJul 15, 2014Sep 15, 201438Layoff, permanent62

Largest layoffs in Bakersfield since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream74,695Oct 19, 2026
Dryer's Grand Ice Cream22,030Sep 20, 2023
Nestle USA, Inc.21,448Oct 1, 2018
Ensign United States Drilling Inc.2850Mar 27, 2020
Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC3820Sep 23, 2026
Basic Energy Services, Inc.4768Aug 17, 2021
Adventist Health Bakersfield11576Jun 25, 2026
Grimmway Farms2418May 3, 2018
Haddad Bashirtash Group2373Mar 24, 2020
California Resources Corporation10335Feb 17, 2026
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.7251Dec 2, 2019
Golden State Drilling, Inc.2234Apr 8, 2020
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance1230Aug 27, 2021
CarMax Bakersfield1196Apr 8, 2020
Kern Radiology Imaging Systems, Inc.1173Jan 31, 2019
Braden Partners L.P., dba Pacific1170May 12, 2017
Chevron3164Aug 22, 2025
C&J Well Services, Inc.1161Dec 2, 2015
AMERICAN KIDS SPORTS CENTER1150Mar 17, 2020
Bill Wright, Inc. dba Bill Wright Toyota1150Aug 5, 2020

Bakersfield by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-2027761,830
2025-20261451,490
2024-20251361,151
2023-20242542,377
2022-2023832,180
2021-20221191,196
2020-20211631,074
2019-20203862,630
2018-20191051,509
2017-2018421,161
2016-201772534
2015-2016132833
2014-201591952

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.

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