City record, California WARN filings

San Diego Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2023-2024

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Every WARN notice filed by employers in San Diego since July 2014: 1,060 notices and 100,450 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 San Diego at a glance

San Diego employers have filed 1,060 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 100,450 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 26, 2026. 258 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 Professional Scientific and Technical Services (264 workers), Healthcare and Social Assistance (244 workers), Manufacturing (121 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2023-2024, newest first

125 notices, 7,554 workers, page 2 of 2. Show all years.

EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
U.S. BankAug 22, 2023Sep 29, 202311Layoff, permanent38 under 60
U.S. BankAug 22, 2023Oct 6, 20238Layoff, permanent45 under 60
U.S. BankAug 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231Layoff, permanent31 under 60
U.S. BankJul 5, 2023Jul 28, 202324Layoff, permanent23 under 60
U.S. BankJul 5, 2023Sep 8, 202318Layoff, permanent65
U.S. BankJul 5, 2023Jun 30, 202314Layoff, permanent5 days after effective date
U.S. Bank
U. S. Bank (1296)		Jul 5, 2023Sep 8, 20235Layoff, permanent65
U.S. BankJul 5, 2023Jul 28, 20235Layoff, permanent23 under 60
U.S. BankJul 5, 2023Jun 30, 20233Layoff, permanent5 days after effective date
Petco Animal Supplies StoresJul 24, 2023Jul 28, 202347Layoff, permanent4 under 60
Petco Animal Supplies StoresJul 24, 2023Oct 27, 20239Layoff, permanent95
Yellow CorporationAug 1, 2023Jul 30, 202358Closure, permanent2 days after effective date
Yellow CorporationAug 1, 2023Jul 30, 202343Closure, permanent2 days after effective date
Yellow CorporationAug 1, 2023Jul 30, 20232Closure, permanent2 days after effective date
Illumina, Inc.Jul 13, 2023Aug 14, 202376Layoff, permanent32 under 60
Illumina, Inc. Worldwide HeadquartersJul 13, 2023Aug 14, 202375Layoff, permanent32 under 60
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.Jun 22, 2023Aug 21, 202399Closure, permanent60
Thermo Fisher ScientificJun 22, 2023Aug 22, 20236Layoff, permanent61
Thermo Fisher ScientificJun 22, 2023Aug 22, 20232Layoff, permanent61
RSN Co., LLC dba Bally Sports San DiegoJun 28, 2023Jul 29, 20235Closure, permanent31 under 60
Amentum at NAS North IslandMay 22, 2023Jul 30, 202373Layoff, permanent69
Xcite Steps, a wholly owned subsidiary of Invo HealthcareJun 20, 2023Aug 21, 202399Closure, permanent62
Illumina Inc. World HeadquartersJun 21, 2023Jul 21, 202364Layoff, permanent30 under 60
Illumina, Inc.Jun 21, 2023Jul 21, 202314Layoff, permanent30 under 60
David’s Bridal, LLCApr 25, 2023Sep 2, 202335Layoff, permanent130

Largest layoffs in San Diego since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
Qualcomm Incorporated535,127Apr 8, 2026
LAZ Parking California, LLC33,860Dec 22, 2020
Sea World LLC32,389Mar 27, 2020
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company22,337Jul 30, 2018
SeaWorld San Diego22,267Jul 24, 2020
Cohn Restaurant Group22,116Dec 15, 2020
YMCA of San Diego12,047Nov 13, 2020
Zoological Society of San Diego dba San Diego Zoo11,690Apr 28, 2020
San Diego Sportservice, Inc.21,446Apr 15, 2020
Dexcom, Inc.41,260Aug 27, 2025
The Brigantine, Inc.41,257Sep 4, 2025
Goodwill Industries of San Diego County (GISD)11,235Apr 2, 2020
Padres LP11,215Mar 30, 2020
Associated Students of San Diego State University1965May 7, 2020
Hyatt Corporation dba Grand Hyatt San Diego3951Sep 21, 2020
SEAWORLD LLC2935Dec 9, 2020
Marriott International, Inc. DBA Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina1903Mar 27, 2020
Bartell Hotels San Diego's Premier Properties1900Mar 24, 2020
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.2880Oct 12, 2023
Service America Corporation, d/b/a1831Mar 13, 2015

San Diego by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-2027151651
2025-2026120153,892
2024-202558222,580
2023-2024125237,554
2022-2023125246,892
2021-202244111,659
2020-2021122918,253
2019-20202724938,541
2018-201933144,063
2017-201840194,214
2016-201733214,655
2015-201639163,926
2014-20153493,570

Local help after a layoff in San Diego

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