City record, California WARN filings

Los Angeles Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2016-2017

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Every WARN notice filed by employers in Los Angeles since July 2014: 1,196 notices and 130,253 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 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 2016-2017, newest first

30 notices, 4,856 workers. Show all years.

WARN notices in Los Angeles
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
HMSHostJun 22, 2017Aug 22, 201782Closure, permanent61
Yahoo Holdings, Inc.Jun 14, 2017Aug 14, 201784Layoff, permanent61
Dearden'sJun 2, 2017Aug 4, 2017239Closure, type not stated63
The Salvation ArmyMay 24, 2017Jul 29, 201745Closure, permanent66
NRJ TV LA OPCO, LLC dba KSCI-TVMay 4, 2017Jul 7, 201758Layoff, permanent64
Marine Harvest USA LLCApr 30, 2017Jun 30, 20172Closure, permanent61
ProPortion Foods, LLCMar 22, 2017Jun 1, 201770Closure, permanent71
bebe stores, Inc.Mar 24, 2017May 27, 201718Closure, permanent64
bebe stores, Inc.Mar 24, 2017May 27, 2017160Closure, permanent64
SP Plus CorporationFeb 10, 2017Feb 28, 2017101Closure, type not stated18 under 60
Elite Line Services, Inc.Feb 15, 2017Apr 30, 201765Closure, permanent74
Nasty Gal Inc.Feb 10, 2017Feb 10, 201775Closure, type not stated0 under 60
VF Contemporary Brands, Inc.Feb 7, 2017Apr 10, 201722Layoff, permanent62
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLCJan 31, 2017Mar 31, 20173Layoff, permanent59 under 60
Moran Foods, LLC d/b/a Save-A-Lot, Ltd.Jan 19, 2017Feb 9, 201735Closure, permanent21 under 60
Crownpeak Technology/TriNet PEOJan 12, 2017Mar 13, 201720Closure, type not stated60
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLCDec 30, 2016Feb 28, 201713Layoff, permanent60
Transamerica Life Insurance CompanyDec 2, 2016Feb 3, 2017320Closure, permanent63
Bienvenidos Children Center, Inc.Nov 10, 2016Dec 31, 201613Layoff, type not stated51 under 60
YMCA of Metropolitan Los AngelesNov 4, 2016Jan 6, 20173Closure, permanent63
American Apparel, LLCNov 7, 2016Jan 6, 20172,166Closure, permanent60
Norm's Restaurants, LLCOct 24, 2016Dec 26, 201673Closure, permanent63
ShireOct 17, 2016Jan 13, 2017360Layoff, permanent88
Ralphs Grocery CompanyOct 14, 2016Jan 3, 201787Closure, type not stated81
Kmart CorporationSep 16, 2016Dec 11, 2016234Closure, permanent86
VF Contemporary Brands, Inc.Sep 12, 2016Sep 12, 201655Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Xerox Business Services, LLCAug 12, 2016Oct 14, 201611Layoff, permanent63
G2 Secure Staff, LLCAug 11, 2016Oct 12, 201690Layoff, permanent62
J Brand, Inc.Aug 3, 2016Nov 18, 201627Layoff, permanent107
SkyWest Airlines, Inc.Jun 30, 2016Aug 30, 2016325Layoff, type not stated61

Largest layoffs in Los Angeles since 2014

Los Angeles by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-20274421,341
2025-2026137286,196
2024-20251085421,526
2023-202486234,295
2022-202370183,096
2021-20221781,792
2020-20211724121,269
2019-20203805351,018
2018-201942224,112
2017-201832213,736
2016-201730184,856
2015-201642284,769
2014-20153682,247

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.

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