Costa Mesa Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Layoff notices in Costa Mesa at a glance

Costa Mesa employers have filed 86 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 4,867 workers. The most recent notice is dated Sep 17, 2026. 19 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 Accommodation and Food Services (78 workers), Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation (50 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2025-2026, newest first

9 notices, 350 workers. Show all years.

Largest layoffs in Costa Mesa since 2014

Costa Mesa by fiscal year

Local help after a layoff in Costa Mesa

A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa 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.