City record, California WARN filings

San Francisco Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2017-2018

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

Every WARN notice filed by employers in San Francisco since July 2014: 1,092 notices and 109,970 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 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 2017-2018, newest first

32 notices, 3,534 workers. Show all years.

WARN notices in San Francisco
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
eBay Inc.Jun 27, 2018Jun 27, 201841Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Crystal Jade Jiang Nan LLCJun 14, 2018Aug 14, 201877Closure, permanent61
Wells FargoMay 31, 2018Sep 28, 201896Closure, type not stated120
RA Center, LLCMay 23, 2018Jul 27, 2018140Closure, permanent65
Al Jazeera International (USA), LLCMay 7, 2018Aug 5, 201868Closure, permanent90
Bechtel Global CorporationMay 1, 2018Jun 30, 2018126Closure, permanent60
Campari AmericaMay 1, 2018Aug 3, 201895Closure, permanent94
Symantec CorporationMar 19, 2018Apr 25, 20181Layoff, permanent37 under 60
Symantec CorporationFeb 13, 2018Mar 30, 20181Layoff, permanent45 under 60
Illumina, Inc.Feb 12, 2018Apr 13, 20183Layoff, type not stated60
Blue Shield of CaliforniaFeb 6, 2018Mar 5, 201844Layoff, permanent27 under 60
MacysJan 5, 2018Mar 18, 2018197Closure, permanent72
Symantec CorporationNov 29, 2017Jan 17, 20182Layoff, permanent49 under 60
Autodesk, Inc.Nov 29, 2017Feb 1, 2018108Layoff, permanent64
Volume Services, Inc. dba CenterplateNov 22, 2017Dec 31, 20171,330Layoff, permanent39 under 60
BuzzFeed, Inc.Nov 29, 2017Jan 29, 20183Layoff, permanent61
Sedgwick LLPNov 20, 2017Jan 20, 201878Closure, permanent61
Symantec CorporationOct 31, 2017Dec 1, 201715Layoff, permanent31 under 60
McKesson CorporationOct 25, 2017Jan 1, 2018129Closure, permanent68
Joseph Cozza Salon Inc.Oct 24, 2017Dec 28, 201754Closure, permanent65
Joseph Cozza Salon Inc.Oct 24, 2017Dec 28, 201711Closure, permanent65
Hemming Horse LLP (HM LLP)Oct 27, 2017Dec 31, 20171Closure, permanent65
Capital One, N.A.Oct 19, 2017Jan 8, 2018132Layoff, permanent81
Swissport SA, LLCOct 5, 2017Dec 15, 201768Layoff, permanent71
RR DonnelleySep 12, 2017Nov 12, 201733Closure, permanent61
Eventbrite, Inc.Sep 1, 2017Aug 30, 201744Layoff, permanent2 days after effective date
Juicero, Inc.Sep 1, 2017Oct 31, 201787Layoff, permanent60
D+H CorporationSep 6, 2017Nov 6, 201749Closure, permanent61
Menzies AviationAug 3, 2017Oct 11, 2017260Layoff, permanent69
GREE International Entertainment, Inc.Jul 10, 2017Jul 7, 201763Closure, permanent3 days after effective date
Best BuyJul 18, 2017Sep 30, 2017106Closure, permanent74
Buca Restaurants 2, Inc.Jul 16, 2017Sep 14, 201772Closure, permanent60

Largest layoffs in San Francisco since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
United Airlines, Inc.310,284Jan 29, 2021
Gap, Inc.141,836May 31, 2023
Salesforce, Inc.151,828Aug 4, 2026
GSW Arena LLC-Chase Center11,720May 1, 2020
BAE SYSTEMS221,672May 26, 2016
Bon Appetit Management Company21,608Apr 15, 2020
Cruise LLC191,439Sep 30, 2025
Stitch Fi11,420Jun 1, 2020
Bon Apetite11,356Aug 12, 2020
Volume Services, Inc. dba Centerplate11,330Nov 22, 2017
Gate Gourmet31,281Mar 12, 2025
Covenant Aviation Security, LLC11,279Sep 27, 2026
San Francisco Giants11,200Apr 4, 2020
Twitter, Inc.41,101Nov 25, 2022
Invitae Corporation31,075Dec 13, 2023
Meta Platforms, Inc.61,072May 22, 2026
The Westin St. Francis San Francisco On Union Square1940Jun 4, 2020
Hilton Hotel Employer LLC, dba Hilton San Francisco Union Square1923Apr 3, 2020
Hotel Nikko San Francisco3887Oct 15, 2020
LendingClub Corporation4861Apr 21, 2020

San Francisco by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-20271622,430
2025-20265463,748
2024-202565155,468
2023-2024131136,022
2022-20231361211,243
2021-202232101,117
2020-20211622227,038
2019-20202984135,998
2018-201945203,605
2017-201832173,534
2016-201735143,288
2015-20164783,474
2014-20153973,005

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.

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