Layoff notices in San Francisco at a glance
San Francisco employers have filed 1,092 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 109,970 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 27, 2026. 328 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 (1,532 workers), Information (317 workers), Professional Scientific and Technical Services (199 workers).
Notices in fiscal year 2015-2016, newest first
47 notices, 3,474 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LendingClub Corporation | Jun 27, 2016 | Aug 26, 2016 | 159 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Gap, Inc. | Jun 14, 2016 | Aug 14, 2016 | 200 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | May 26, 2016 | May 24, 2016 | 53 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| BAE SYSTEMS | May 26, 2016 | May 24, 2016 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| SunEdison, Inc. | May 25, 2016 | May 26, 2016 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Roof Diagnostics Solar and Electric, LLC | May 5, 2016 | Jul 7, 2016 | 48 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Prosper Marketplace Inc. | May 3, 2016 | Jul 5, 2016 | 65 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 | 154 | Layoff, temporary | 1 days after effective date |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Apr 6, 2016 | Jun 6, 2016 | 64 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 1 days after effective date |
| Osha Thai | Mar 22, 2016 | May 15, 2016 | 62 | Closure, temporary | 54 under 60 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Mar 18, 2016 | May 17, 2016 | 74 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| McKesson Corporation | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 158 | Layoff, permanent | 17 under 60 |
| YourPeople, Inc. d/b/a Zenefits FTW | Feb 26, 2016 | Feb 29, 2016 | 83 | Layoff, permanent | 3 under 60 |
| Maslow Media Group, Inc. | Feb 18, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 | 17 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Kabam, Inc. | Feb 22, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 75 | Layoff, permanent | 38 under 60 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Feb 12, 2016 | Feb 9, 2016 | 228 | Layoff, temporary | 3 days after effective date |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Feb 12, 2016 | Feb 9, 2016 | 2 | Layoff, temporary | 3 days after effective date |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Feb 17, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 | 45 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Feb 2, 2016 | Apr 10, 2016 | 71 | Layoff, permanent | 68 |
| Bon Appetit Management Company | Feb 1, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | 79 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Blue Shield of California | Jan 28, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 | 78 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Practice Fusion, Inc. | Feb 1, 2016 | Apr 4, 2016 | 74 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Westin St. Francis | Jan 28, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | 52 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Pearson Education | Jan 26, 2016 | Jan 26, 2016 | 34 | Layoff, type not stated | 0 under 60 |
| Destination Geary Street Management | Jan 19, 2016 | Mar 20, 2016 | 58 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Al Jazeera America, LLC | Jan 13, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | 25 | Closure, permanent | 108 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Dec 16, 2015 | Dec 14, 2015 | 61 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Dec 16, 2015 | Dec 14, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| Rdio, Inc. | Nov 18, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 123 | Closure, permanent | 43 under 60 |
| Complete Genomics, Inc. | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 6 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Oct 26, 2015 | Oct 20, 2015 | 163 | Layoff, temporary | 6 days after effective date |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Oct 26, 2015 | Oct 20, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, type not stated | 6 days after effective date |
| DD Traders, Inc. | Sep 29, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 18 | Layoff, permanent | 93 |
| Twitter, Inc. | Oct 12, 2015 | Dec 13, 2015 | 240 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | Oct 8, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 | 20 | Layoff, permanent | 81 |
| SunEdison, Inc. | Sep 30, 2015 | Nov 30, 2016 | 11 | Layoff, permanent | 427 |
| GREE International, Inc. | Sep 15, 2015 | Jul 20, 2015 | 114 | Layoff, type not stated | 57 days after effective date |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Aug 28, 2015 | Aug 25, 2015 | 134 | Layoff, temporary | 3 days after effective date |
| Kor Hotel Management, LLC dba Viceroy | Aug 28, 2015 | Nov 1, 2015 | 47 | Closure, temporary | 65 |
| Intuit Inc. | Aug 25, 2015 | Oct 26, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Hilton San Francisco Union Square | Jul 27, 2015 | Oct 23, 2015 | 78 | Layoff, permanent | 88 |
| Kixeye, Inc. | Jul 28, 2015 | Sep 26, 2015 | 62 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Presse LLC dba Cafe de la Presse and | Jul 21, 2015 | Sep 15, 2015 | 85 | Closure, temporary | 56 under 60 |
| Minno, Inc. | Jul 20, 2015 | Sep 18, 2015 | 255 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Jul 1, 2015 | Jun 29, 2015 | 78 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| BAE SYSTEMS | Jul 1, 2015 | Jun 29, 2015 | 4 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
Largest layoffs in San Francisco since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines, Inc. | 3 | 10,284 | Jan 29, 2021 |
| Gap, Inc. | 14 | 1,836 | May 31, 2023 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 15 | 1,828 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| GSW Arena LLC-Chase Center | 1 | 1,720 | May 1, 2020 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | 22 | 1,672 | May 26, 2016 |
| Bon Appetit Management Company | 2 | 1,608 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| Cruise LLC | 19 | 1,439 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Stitch Fi | 1 | 1,420 | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Bon Apetite | 1 | 1,356 | Aug 12, 2020 |
| Volume Services, Inc. dba Centerplate | 1 | 1,330 | Nov 22, 2017 |
| Gate Gourmet | 3 | 1,281 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Covenant Aviation Security, LLC | 1 | 1,279 | Sep 27, 2026 |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | 1,200 | Apr 4, 2020 |
| Twitter, Inc. | 4 | 1,101 | Nov 25, 2022 |
| Invitae Corporation | 3 | 1,075 | Dec 13, 2023 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 6 | 1,072 | May 22, 2026 |
| The Westin St. Francis San Francisco On Union Square | 1 | 940 | Jun 4, 2020 |
| Hilton Hotel Employer LLC, dba Hilton San Francisco Union Square | 1 | 923 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Hotel Nikko San Francisco | 3 | 887 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| LendingClub Corporation | 4 | 861 | Apr 21, 2020 |
San Francisco by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 16 | 2 | 2,430 |
| 2025-2026 | 54 | 6 | 3,748 |
| 2024-2025 | 65 | 15 | 5,468 |
| 2023-2024 | 131 | 13 | 6,022 |
| 2022-2023 | 136 | 12 | 11,243 |
| 2021-2022 | 32 | 10 | 1,117 |
| 2020-2021 | 162 | 22 | 27,038 |
| 2019-2020 | 298 | 41 | 35,998 |
| 2018-2019 | 45 | 20 | 3,605 |
| 2017-2018 | 32 | 17 | 3,534 |
| 2016-2017 | 35 | 14 | 3,288 |
| 2015-2016 | 47 | 8 | 3,474 |
| 2014-2015 | 39 | 7 | 3,005 |
Local help after a layoff in San Francisco
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in San Francisco 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 Francisco 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.