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 2018-2019, newest first
45 notices, 3,605 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LendingClub Corporation | Jun 27, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 | 335 | Layoff, permanent | 68 |
| Symantec Corporation | Jun 17, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 39 under 60 |
| Clift Royal Sonesta | Jun 12, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | 206 | Closure, temporary | 96 |
| Xero, Inc. | Jun 6, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 | 87 | Closure, permanent | 71 |
| Taylor Lane Organic Coffee | May 9, 2019 | Jul 1, 2019 | 6 | Closure, permanent | 53 under 60 |
| Symantec Corporation | May 6, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | 8 | Layoff, permanent | 53 under 60 |
| Anki, Inc. | May 1, 2019 | May 1, 2019 | 170 | Closure, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Rank + Rally, LLC | Apr 24, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 12 | Closure, permanent | 67 |
| Silverhat Bar, Inc. | Apr 17, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 77 | Closure, permanent | 258 |
| Steve Silver Productions, Inc. | Apr 17, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 7 | Closure, permanent | 258 |
| Gymboree Group, Inc. | Apr 9, 2019 | Jun 8, 2019 | 34 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| NIO USA, Inc. | Apr 9, 2019 | Jun 8, 2019 | 20 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Clover Health Labs, LLC | Mar 27, 2019 | May 28, 2019 | 49 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| PayPal | Mar 5, 2019 | Apr 2, 2019 | 23 | Layoff, permanent | 28 under 60 |
| Instacart | Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | 86 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Bold Guarding, Inc. | Feb 27, 2019 | Mar 18, 2019 | 151 | Closure, permanent | 19 under 60 |
| LendingHome Corporation | Feb 22, 2019 | Apr 23, 2019 | 66 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Riverbed Technology, Inc. | Feb 22, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 | 31 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Gymboree Group, Inc. | Feb 20, 2019 | Apr 20, 2019 | 38 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| The Robert Allen Duralee Group, Inc. | Feb 15, 2019 | Apr 22, 2019 | 4 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| eBay Inc. | Feb 13, 2019 | Feb 13, 2019 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Charlotte Russe, Inc. | Feb 4, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 | 161 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Gymboree Group, Inc. | Jan 25, 2019 | Mar 26, 2019 | 69 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Verity Medical Foundation | Jan 25, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| GAT Airline Ground Support Inc. | Jan 29, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 58 under 60 |
| BuzzFeed, Inc. | Jan 29, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Invuity, Inc. | Nov 1, 2018 | Oct 24, 2018 | 81 | Layoff, permanent | 8 days after effective date |
| Wells Fargo | Jan 24, 2019 | Mar 22, 2019 | 56 | Layoff, type not stated | 57 under 60 |
| Symantec Corporation | Jan 24, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 22 under 60 |
| Sears Holdings Management Corporation | Jan 17, 2019 | Mar 18, 2019 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Oath Inc. | Jan 24, 2019 | Mar 25, 2019 | 36 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Oath Inc. | Jan 24, 2019 | Mar 25, 2019 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Gymboree Group, Inc. | Jan 17, 2019 | Jan 18, 2019 | 355 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Cengage Learning, Inc. | Jan 23, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | 182 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| TrueCar, Inc. | Jan 18, 2019 | Mar 22, 2019 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Chariot Transit Inc. | Jan 10, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | 383 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Jan 10, 2019 | Mar 11, 2019 | 79 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Best Food Produce Inc. | Dec 6, 2018 | Nov 26, 2018 | 4 | Closure, permanent | 10 days after effective date |
| Kum Luen Corp | Dec 6, 2018 | Nov 26, 2018 | 4 | Closure, permanent | 10 days after effective date |
| Bon Appetit | Oct 18, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | 91 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, LLC (IHG) | Aug 31, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | 186 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Menzies Aviation | Aug 27, 2018 | Oct 19, 2018 | 172 | Layoff, permanent | 53 under 60 |
| Archer Norris | Aug 16, 2018 | Oct 15, 2018 | 7 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| The J.M. Smucker Company | Jul 13, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | 100 | Closure, permanent | 110 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | 138 | 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.