Layoff notices in Palmdale at a glance
Palmdale employers have filed 51 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 2,118 workers. The most recent notice is dated Sep 28, 2026. 9 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 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation (5 workers).
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51 notices, 2,118 workers. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constellis, LLC | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 32 under 60 |
| Boeing Company | Apr 13, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | 13 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Redemption Restaurants, LLC dba Chick-fil-A | Mar 31, 2025 | May 4, 2025 | 65 | Closure, temporary | 34 under 60 |
| Clarion Management, Inc. | Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 20, 2025 | 5 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Boeing Company | Dec 6, 2024 | Feb 21, 2025 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 77 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | Nov 14, 2024 | Mar 9, 2025 | 13 | Closure, permanent | 115 |
| Boeing Company | Nov 15, 2024 | Jan 17, 2025 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Blue Shield of California | Oct 2, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 | 29 | Layoff, permanent | 70 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Jul 1, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 57 | Layoff, permanent | 1 days after effective date |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Apr 8, 2024 | Apr 8, 2024 | 150 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Hollingsworth LLC | Jan 22, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 15 | Closure, permanent | 69 |
| Sunrun Inc. | Sep 12, 2023 | Nov 13, 2023 | 24 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| USRA at AFRC | Sep 1, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 | 17 | Layoff, permanent | 43 under 60 |
| USRA at AFRC | Sep 1, 2022 | Jan 31, 2023 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 152 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Jan 7, 2021 | Mar 8, 2021 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Dec 23, 2020 | Feb 22, 2021 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Nov 20, 2020 | Jan 21, 2020 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 304 days after effective date |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Oct 23, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Jun 26, 2020 | Aug 25, 2020 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 60 COVID order |
| XI Enterprise, Inc. | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Mulligan Palmdale Corporation dba Mulligan Family Fun Center | Mar 25, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | 54 | Layoff, temporary | 7 COVID order |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 75 | Closure, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| CarMax Palmdale | Apr 8, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | 207 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Dillard Store Services, Inc., dba Dillard's | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | 100 | Layoff, temporary | 12 days after effective date |
| Hampton Inn & Suites Palmdale | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | 13 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Dilliard's | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | 100 | Layoff, temporary | 12 days after effective date |
| Cinemark USA Inc. dba Cinemark Antelope Valley Mall | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 86 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Dilliard's | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | 44 | Layoff, temporary | 12 days after effective date |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Feb 21, 2020 | Apr 24, 2020 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Jan 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Dec 6, 2019 | Feb 8, 2020 | 34 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Nov 15, 2019 | Jan 15, 2020 | 31 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Oct 11, 2019 | Dec 14, 2019 | 48 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Sep 27, 2019 | Nov 30, 2019 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Sep 13, 2019 | Nov 13, 2019 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Sep 6, 2019 | Nov 6, 2019 | 13 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Aug 30, 2019 | Nov 2, 2019 | 8 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Jul 19, 2019 | Sep 21, 2019 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Jul 12, 2019 | Sep 14, 2019 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Forever 21 Retail, Inc. | Jun 27, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | 79 | Closure, temporary | 65 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | Jun 20, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 57 under 60 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | May 31, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | 29 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| First Student | Apr 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 133 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | May 10, 2019 | Jul 12, 2019 | 19 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Sinclair Printing, CJK Group, Inc. | May 1, 2019 | Jul 1, 2019 | 112 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Jun 12, 2018 | Aug 15, 2018 | 137 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Jacobs Technology Inc. | Jun 21, 2016 | Aug 21, 2016 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Bienvenidos Children Center, Inc. | May 9, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 52 under 60 |
| Sport Chalet LLC | Apr 15, 2016 | Jun 14, 2016 | 59 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Feb 2, 2015 | Mar 18, 2015 | 74 | Layoff, permanent | 44 under 60 |
| Crissair, Inc | Jul 1, 2014 | Sep 15, 2014 | 170 | Closure, permanent | 76 |
Largest layoffs in Palmdale since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 3 | 281 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. | 19 | 262 | Jan 7, 2021 |
| CarMax Palmdale | 1 | 207 | Apr 8, 2020 |
| Crissair, Inc | 1 | 170 | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Dilliard's | 2 | 144 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | 1 | 137 | Jun 12, 2018 |
| First Student | 1 | 133 | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Sinclair Printing, CJK Group, Inc. | 1 | 112 | May 1, 2019 |
| Dillard Store Services, Inc., dba Dillard's | 1 | 100 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Cinemark USA Inc. dba Cinemark Antelope Valley Mall | 1 | 86 | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Forever 21 Retail, Inc. | 1 | 79 | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | 1 | 75 | Apr 8, 2020 |
| Redemption Restaurants, LLC dba Chick-fil-A | 1 | 65 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Sport Chalet LLC | 1 | 59 | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Mulligan Palmdale Corporation dba Mulligan Family Fun Center | 1 | 54 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Blue Shield of California | 1 | 29 | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Sunrun Inc. | 1 | 24 | Sep 12, 2023 |
| USRA at AFRC | 2 | 22 | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Boeing Company | 3 | 19 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Hollingsworth LLC | 1 | 15 | Jan 22, 2024 |
Palmdale by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-2026 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024-2025 | 7 | 3 | 175 |
| 2023-2024 | 3 | 1 | 189 |
| 2022-2023 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2020-2021 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 2019-2020 | 21 | 1 | 863 |
| 2018-2019 | 6 | 3 | 375 |
| 2017-2018 | 1 | 0 | 137 |
| 2015-2016 | 3 | 1 | 67 |
| 2014-2015 | 2 | 1 | 244 |
Local help after a layoff in Palmdale
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Palmdale 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 Palmdale 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.