Layoff notices in Carson at a glance
Carson employers have filed 65 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 4,608 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 8, 2026. 10 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 Wholesale Trade (7 workers), Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation (5 workers), Manufacturing (3 workers).
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65 notices, 4,608 workers. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips 66 Phillips 66 - Carson | Oct 8, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 | 3 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Constellis, LLC | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 32 under 60 |
| Kingdom Animalia, LLC (Hourglass Cosmetics) | Jul 1, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | 7 | Closure, permanent | 75 |
| Phillips 66 | Apr 10, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | 6 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Phillips 66 | Feb 2, 2026 | Apr 3, 2026 | 40 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Phillips 66 | Jan 26, 2026 | Dec 1, 2026 | 44 | Closure, permanent | 309 |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC | Jan 16, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | 163 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Fullstack Modular LLC | Dec 24, 2025 | Feb 23, 2026 | 200 | Layoff, type not stated | 61 |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC | Nov 13, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | 69 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC | Nov 13, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | 48 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC | May 14, 2025 | Jul 12, 2025 | 109 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC | May 14, 2025 | Jul 13, 2025 | 50 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC | May 14, 2025 | Jul 13, 2025 | 21 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Lakeshore Leaning Materials, LLC | May 14, 2025 | Jul 13, 2025 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC | May 14, 2025 | Jul 13, 2025 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Trademango Solutions Inc., dba Article | Nov 12, 2024 | Jan 12, 2025 | 24 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Cabi, LLC | Oct 29, 2024 | Oct 29, 2024 | 70 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| West Coast Industries, Inc. | Sep 5, 2023 | Nov 4, 2023 | 53 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| West Coast Industries, Inc. | Sep 5, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | 4 | Closure, permanent | 86 |
| Gordon Laboratories Inc | Feb 24, 2023 | Apr 24, 2023 | 62 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Great America Trans, Inc. | Oct 27, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | 9 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Shift Technologies Inc. | Aug 9, 2022 | Oct 8, 2022 | 33 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Albertsons LLC | Apr 19, 2022 | Jun 16, 2022 | 67 | Closure, permanent | 58 under 60 |
| Paramount Building Services LLC | May 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | 14 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance Inc. Store | Oct 8, 2020 | Dec 11, 2020 | 2 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Trophy of Carson LLC | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | 178 | Closure, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| Trophy of Carson LLC, Kia of Carson | May 20, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | 43 | Layoff, permanent | 5 days after effective date |
| Brentwood Originals, Inc. | May 1, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | 16 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| AEG LA Youth Soccer Academy LLC | Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 3 | Layoff, temporary | 15 COVID order |
| Anschutz Southern Califorina Sports Complex LLC, dba Dignity Health | Jun 8, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 22 COVID order |
| Anschutz L.A. Soccer, Inc. - LA Galaxy | Jun 8, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 17 | Layoff, permanent | 22 COVID order |
| AEG Global Partnerships LLC | Jun 8, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 3 | Layoff, temporary | 22 COVID order |
| AEG LA Youth Soccer Academy LLC | Jun 8, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 22 COVID order |
| AEG Anschutz Entertainment Group Inc. DBA AEG Sports | Jun 8, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 22 COVID order |
| Anschutz L.A. Soccer II LLC | Jun 8, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 22 COVID order |
| Capital Textile Group, Inc. | Mar 31, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 35 | Layoff, temporary | 3 COVID order |
| Anschutz Southern Califorina Sports Complex LLC, dba Dignity Health | Apr 16, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 | 299 | Closure, temporary | 34 days after effective date |
| Anschutz L.A. Soccer, Inc. - LA Galaxy | Apr 16, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 | 211 | Layoff, temporary | 34 days after effective date |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 52 | Layoff, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| Lakeshore Equipment Company d/b/a Lakeshore Learning Materials | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 251 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 52 | Closure, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| Capital Textiles Group Inc | Mar 31, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 35 | Layoff, temporary | 3 COVID order |
| Brentwood Originals, Inc. | Apr 2, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 17 | Layoff, type not stated | 1 COVID order |
| Cinemark USA Inc. dba Cinemark Carson and XD | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 80 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| CSUDH Foundation | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 170 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| MAG Industries, LLC | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 87 | Layoff, temporary | 3 days after effective date |
| Trophy of Carson LLC, Kia of Carson | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 19 | Layoff, permanent | 1 days after effective date |
| Brentwood Originals, Inc. | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | 153 | Layoff, permanent | 10 COVID order |
| Levy Premium Foodservices Limited Partnership | Mar 18, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 97 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Shippers Transport Express, Inc. | Feb 28, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | 144 | Layoff, type not stated | 0 under 60 |
| General Mills Operations, LLC | Sep 19, 2019 | Nov 19, 2019 | 141 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| CWD, LLC dba Centric Parts | Jul 29, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 286 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| H.D. Smith, LLC (AmerisourceBergen | May 3, 2019 | Jul 5, 2019 | 33 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Brinderson | Oct 1, 2018 | Dec 6, 2018 | 110 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Color Spot Nurseries | Sep 19, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | 52 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Jacobs Field Services North America Inc. | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 16, 2017 | 157 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| Jacobs Field Services North America Inc. | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 16, 2017 | 19 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| General Transworld Corp. | Sep 15, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | 5 | Closure, permanent | 107 days after effective date |
| FedEx Cross Border, LLC | Aug 23, 2017 | Oct 23, 2017 | 3 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Apr 6, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | 105 | Closure, permanent | 87 |
| Western Tube and Conduit | Mar 22, 2017 | May 22, 2017 | 236 | Closure, temporary | 61 |
| Brookvale International, LLC | Jul 8, 2016 | Sep 9, 2016 | 107 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Anemostat, Inc. | Dec 7, 2015 | Dec 7, 2015 | 89 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Tatung Co. of America, Inc. | Mar 17, 2015 | May 22, 2015 | 98 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Chivas USA ("Chivas") | Oct 31, 2014 | Oct 27, 2014 | 75 | Layoff, permanent | 4 days after effective date |
Largest layoffs in Carson since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC | 7 | 470 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Anschutz Southern Califorina Sports Complex LLC, dba Dignity Health | 2 | 301 | Jun 8, 2020 |
| CWD, LLC dba Centric Parts | 1 | 286 | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Lakeshore Equipment Company d/b/a Lakeshore Learning Materials | 1 | 251 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Western Tube and Conduit | 1 | 236 | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Anschutz L.A. Soccer, Inc. - LA Galaxy | 2 | 228 | Jun 8, 2020 |
| Fullstack Modular LLC | 1 | 200 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Brentwood Originals, Inc. | 3 | 186 | May 1, 2020 |
| Trophy of Carson LLC | 1 | 178 | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Jacobs Field Services North America Inc. | 2 | 176 | Oct 10, 2017 |
| CSUDH Foundation | 1 | 170 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Shippers Transport Express, Inc. | 1 | 144 | Feb 28, 2020 |
| General Mills Operations, LLC | 1 | 141 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Brinderson | 1 | 110 | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Brookvale International, LLC | 1 | 107 | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1 | 105 | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | 2 | 104 | Apr 8, 2020 |
| Tatung Co. of America, Inc. | 1 | 98 | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Levy Premium Foodservices Limited Partnership | 1 | 97 | Mar 18, 2020 |
| Phillips 66 | 4 | 93 | Oct 8, 2026 |
Carson by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 2025-2026 | 7 | 5 | 570 |
| 2024-2025 | 7 | 0 | 294 |
| 2023-2024 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| 2022-2023 | 3 | 3 | 104 |
| 2021-2022 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
| 2020-2021 | 5 | 2 | 253 |
| 2019-2020 | 24 | 3 | 2,159 |
| 2018-2019 | 3 | 2 | 195 |
| 2017-2018 | 4 | 2 | 184 |
| 2016-2017 | 3 | 3 | 448 |
| 2015-2016 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| 2014-2015 | 2 | 1 | 173 |
Local help after a layoff in Carson
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Carson 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 Carson 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.