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.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eBay Inc. | Jun 27, 2018 | Jun 27, 2018 | 41 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Crystal Jade Jiang Nan LLC | Jun 14, 2018 | Aug 14, 2018 | 77 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Wells Fargo | May 31, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | 96 | Closure, type not stated | 120 |
| RA Center, LLC | May 23, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | 140 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Al Jazeera International (USA), LLC | May 7, 2018 | Aug 5, 2018 | 68 | Closure, permanent | 90 |
| Bechtel Global Corporation | May 1, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 126 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Campari America | May 1, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | 95 | Closure, permanent | 94 |
| Symantec Corporation | Mar 19, 2018 | Apr 25, 2018 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 37 under 60 |
| Symantec Corporation | Feb 13, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 45 under 60 |
| Illumina, Inc. | Feb 12, 2018 | Apr 13, 2018 | 3 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Blue Shield of California | Feb 6, 2018 | Mar 5, 2018 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 27 under 60 |
| Macys | Jan 5, 2018 | Mar 18, 2018 | 197 | Closure, permanent | 72 |
| Symantec Corporation | Nov 29, 2017 | Jan 17, 2018 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 49 under 60 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Nov 29, 2017 | Feb 1, 2018 | 108 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Volume Services, Inc. dba Centerplate | Nov 22, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 1,330 | Layoff, permanent | 39 under 60 |
| BuzzFeed, Inc. | Nov 29, 2017 | Jan 29, 2018 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Sedgwick LLP | Nov 20, 2017 | Jan 20, 2018 | 78 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Symantec Corporation | Oct 31, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 31 under 60 |
| McKesson Corporation | Oct 25, 2017 | Jan 1, 2018 | 129 | Closure, permanent | 68 |
| Joseph Cozza Salon Inc. | Oct 24, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | 54 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Joseph Cozza Salon Inc. | Oct 24, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Hemming Horse LLP (HM LLP) | Oct 27, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 1 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Capital One, N.A. | Oct 19, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 | 132 | Layoff, permanent | 81 |
| Swissport SA, LLC | Oct 5, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 68 | Layoff, permanent | 71 |
| RR Donnelley | Sep 12, 2017 | Nov 12, 2017 | 33 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Eventbrite, Inc. | Sep 1, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 2 days after effective date |
| Juicero, Inc. | Sep 1, 2017 | Oct 31, 2017 | 87 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| D+H Corporation | Sep 6, 2017 | Nov 6, 2017 | 49 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Menzies Aviation | Aug 3, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 | 260 | Layoff, permanent | 69 |
| GREE International Entertainment, Inc. | Jul 10, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 | 63 | Closure, permanent | 3 days after effective date |
| Best Buy | Jul 18, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 106 | Closure, permanent | 74 |
| Buca Restaurants 2, Inc. | Jul 16, 2017 | Sep 14, 2017 | 72 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
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.