Layoff notices in Los Angeles at a glance
Los Angeles employers have filed 1,196 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 130,253 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 15, 2026. 314 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 Information (326 workers), Other Services Except Public Administration (247 workers), Healthcare and Social Assistance (147 workers).
Notices in fiscal year 2015-2016, newest first
42 notices, 4,769 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamashiro, Inc. | Mar 14, 2016 | Jun 12, 2016 | 82 | Closure, permanent | 90 |
| Bloomingdale's 59th & Lex Cafe | May 27, 2016 | Jul 31, 2016 | 17 | Closure, temporary | 65 |
| Bienvenidos Children Center, Inc. | May 9, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 52 under 60 |
| Kmart Corporation | Feb 25, 2016 | May 29, 2016 | 132 | Closure, permanent | 94 |
| Andromeda Entertainment Enterprises | Apr 27, 2016 | Jul 1, 2016 | 96 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| World Service West | Apr 20, 2016 | Jun 22, 2016 | 137 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Burke Williams Day Spa | Apr 15, 2016 | Jun 19, 2016 | 101 | Closure, temporary | 65 |
| Unified Grocers, Inc. | Apr 5, 2016 | Jun 5, 2016 | 132 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Triangle Brass Manufacturing Company | Mar 28, 2016 | May 4, 2016 | 55 | Closure, permanent | 37 under 60 |
| City National Bank | Apr 1, 2016 | Jun 24, 2016 | 7 | Closure, permanent | 84 |
| Standard Parking Corporation | Mar 23, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | 430 | Closure, permanent | 69 |
| City National Bank | Mar 1, 2016 | May 13, 2016 | 5 | Closure, permanent | 73 |
| Baxalta U.S. Inc. | Mar 1, 2016 | May 1, 2016 | 139 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Investor's Business Daily, Inc. | Feb 22, 2016 | Apr 29, 2016 | 43 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| Maslow Media Group, Inc. | Feb 18, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 | 19 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Kabam LA | Feb 22, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 38 under 60 |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Feb 17, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| F&E Aircraft Maintenance DBA FEAM | Jan 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | 25 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Al Jazeera America, LLC | Jan 13, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | 6 | Closure, permanent | 108 |
| Walmart | Jan 15, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 | 324 | Closure, permanent | 91 |
| Walmart | Jan 15, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 | 96 | Closure, permanent | 91 |
| Hyatt Regency Century Plaza | Dec 17, 2015 | Mar 1, 2016 | 796 | Closure, permanent | 75 |
| Hudsloan Enterprises, Inc. | Dec 9, 2015 | Feb 12, 2016 | 265 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Dec 1, 2015 | Feb 1, 2016 | 57 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| P.F. Chang’s China Bistro | Nov 25, 2015 | Jan 24, 2016 | 86 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Runaway Two Five Corporation | Nov 24, 2015 | Jan 31, 2016 | 73 | Closure, temporary | 68 |
| Macy's Century City Store | Nov 16, 2015 | Jan 16, 2016 | 117 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Greystone Manor | Nov 2, 2015 | Jan 3, 2016 | 61 | Closure, temporary | 62 |
| Napa Valley Grille | Oct 21, 2015 | Dec 22, 2015 | 86 | Closure, temporary | 62 |
| Hersha Hospitality Management LP - Courtyard Los Angeles Westide | Oct 15, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | 71 | Closure, temporary | 61 |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | Oct 8, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 81 |
| Marine Terminal Corporation | Oct 5, 2015 | Dec 5, 2015 | 136 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| GMRI, Inc. | Oct 2, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 | 83 | Closure, permanent | 34 under 60 |
| Menzies Aviation | Sep 24, 2015 | Dec 1, 2015 | 51 | Layoff, permanent | 68 |
| Packaging Advantage Corporation DBA | Sep 30, 2015 | May 1, 2016 | 192 | Closure, permanent | 214 |
| FAMIMA Corporation | Sep 3, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 | 73 | Layoff, type not stated | 57 under 60 |
| The Patina Group NewCo, LLC | Aug 25, 2015 | Oct 24, 2015 | 317 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Sky Aerospace Products | Aug 12, 2015 | Oct 16, 2015 | 53 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Turf Terminators, LLC | Jul 23, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | 94 | Layoff, permanent | 8 under 60 |
| DS Services of America, Inc. | Jul 17, 2015 | Sep 26, 2015 | 120 | Closure, permanent | 71 |
| ProCourier, Inc. | Jul 6, 2015 | Sep 4, 2015 | 71 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Encompass Digital Media, Inc. | Jun 29, 2015 | Sep 1, 2015 | 41 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
Largest layoffs in Los Angeles since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tend Exchange Subsidiary LLC and Delaware Tender Staffing | 1 | 16,132 | May 20, 2025 |
| Fox Sports Productions, LLC | 1 | 3,595 | Apr 27, 2020 |
| United Airlines, Inc. | 2 | 2,412 | Jan 29, 2021 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles | 5 | 2,288 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| American Apparel, LLC | 1 | 2,166 | Nov 7, 2016 |
| American Airlines, Inc. - Los Angeles International Airport | 1 | 1,890 | Jul 15, 2020 |
| THE CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB DBA THE COMMERCE CASUNO | 1 | 1,884 | Mar 19, 2020 |
| University of Southern California | 35 | 1,550 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Areas USA, Inc | 2 | 1,250 | May 2, 2020 |
| Forever 21 Logistics, LLC | 1 | 1,170 | Sep 26, 2019 |
| Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | 13 | 1,142 | May 5, 2020 |
| Swissport SA, LLC | 2 | 1,109 | Jul 17, 2018 |
| The Performing Arts Center of | 1 | 1,069 | Apr 16, 2020 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, JW Marriott | 1 | 1,009 | Jun 25, 2020 |
| GUESS, INC. | 7 | 853 | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown | 1 | 840 | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Paramount Global | 18 | 823 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Hyatt Regency Century Plaza | 1 | 796 | Dec 17, 2015 |
| Loews Hollywood Hotel LLC | 4 | 795 | Dec 17, 2020 |
| Gate Gourmet LAX Division | 1 | 766 | Apr 1, 2020 |
Los Angeles by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 44 | 2 | 1,341 |
| 2025-2026 | 137 | 28 | 6,196 |
| 2024-2025 | 108 | 54 | 21,526 |
| 2023-2024 | 86 | 23 | 4,295 |
| 2022-2023 | 70 | 18 | 3,096 |
| 2021-2022 | 17 | 8 | 1,792 |
| 2020-2021 | 172 | 41 | 21,269 |
| 2019-2020 | 380 | 53 | 51,018 |
| 2018-2019 | 42 | 22 | 4,112 |
| 2017-2018 | 32 | 21 | 3,736 |
| 2016-2017 | 30 | 18 | 4,856 |
| 2015-2016 | 42 | 28 | 4,769 |
| 2014-2015 | 36 | 8 | 2,247 |
Local help after a layoff in Los Angeles
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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.