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 2018-2019, newest first
42 notices, 4,112 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Jun 19, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | 46 | Layoff, permanent | 44 under 60 |
| Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Jun 19, 2019 | Aug 14, 2019 | 43 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Jun 6, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 | 87 | Layoff, permanent | 39 under 60 |
| Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center | May 21, 2019 | May 21, 2019 | 31 | Closure, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Swissport Cargo Services, LP | May 24, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | 69 | Closure, permanent | 68 |
| Arcadia Group (USA) Limited | May 24, 2019 | Jun 19, 2019 | 103 | Closure, permanent | 26 under 60 |
| Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | May 14, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 | 53 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Verity Medical Foundation | Apr 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Training and Research Foundation | Apr 30, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | 224 | Layoff, permanent | 30 under 60 |
| PetSmart, Inc. | Apr 22, 2019 | Jun 24, 2019 | 50 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| The Patina Group NewCo, LLC | Apr 12, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | 32 | Closure, permanent | 18 under 60 |
| Adventist Health White Memorial | Jan 29, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | 175 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Instacart | Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | 49 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Schaefer Ambulance Service, Inc. | Feb 15, 2019 | Apr 16, 2019 | 58 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Verity Health System of California, Inc. | Feb 15, 2019 | Apr 16, 2019 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Verity Health System of California, Inc. | Feb 15, 2019 | Apr 16, 2019 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| M&C Hotel Interest, Inc. | Feb 5, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 | 30 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| BuzzFeed, Inc. | Jan 29, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 76 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Wag Labs, Inc. | Jan 8, 2019 | Mar 9, 2019 | 38 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Sodexo, Inc. | Jan 18, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 59 | Closure, permanent | 72 |
| Theravance Biopharma US, Inc. | Jan 7, 2019 | Mar 8, 2019 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Ace Beverage LLC | Dec 17, 2018 | Feb 15, 2019 | 50 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Silver Lake Medical Center | Dec 14, 2018 | Feb 12, 2019 | 573 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Instacart | Dec 13, 2018 | Feb 10, 2019 | 56 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Mission Beverage Co. | Nov 2, 2018 | Jan 4, 2019 | 200 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Ace Beverage LLC | Nov 2, 2018 | Jan 4, 2019 | 80 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Fullscreen, Inc. | Dec 4, 2018 | Dec 4, 2018 | 91 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Lippert Components, Inc. | Dec 29, 2018 | Feb 1, 2019 | 56 | Closure, permanent | 34 under 60 |
| Madhouse Entertainment, LLC | Nov 15, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 | Closure, permanent | 43 under 60 |
| DI Overnite, LLC | Nov 7, 2018 | Mar 8, 2019 | 58 | Layoff, permanent | 121 |
| Raytheon | Oct 31, 2018 | Jan 2, 2019 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| PVH Neckwear, Inc. | Oct 24, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 94 | Closure, permanent | 68 |
| Super Deluxe, LLC | Oct 19, 2018 | Dec 19, 2018 | 103 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| TDG Operations, LLC | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | 60 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| CoreLogic | Sep 13, 2018 | Nov 16, 2018 | 60 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Kmart Corporation | Aug 21, 2018 | Nov 25, 2018 | 120 | Closure, permanent | 96 |
| Orchard Supply Company, LLC | Aug 21, 2018 | Oct 20, 2018 | 137 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Archer Norris | Aug 16, 2018 | Oct 15, 2018 | 18 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Ant Farm | Jul 26, 2018 | Sep 24, 2018 | 80 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Bay Club Howard Hughes | Jul 27, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | 100 | Closure, permanent | 35 under 60 |
| 6417 Selma Hotel, LLC | Jul 27, 2018 | Sep 25, 2018 | 81 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Swissport SA, LLC | Jul 17, 2018 | Sep 21, 2018 | 829 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
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.