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 2021-2022, newest first
32 notices, 1,117 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Airways Limited | May 27, 2022 | Aug 26, 2022 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 91 |
| San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) | May 9, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 74 | Closure, permanent | 52 under 60 |
| Blend Labs, Inc. | May 2, 2022 | Jun 17, 2022 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 46 under 60 |
| San Francisco SPCA | Mar 31, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | 40 | Closure, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Davidson Hotel Company LLC dba Pivot Hotels and | Mar 28, 2022 | Apr 10, 2022 | 83 | Layoff, permanent | 13 under 60 |
| Davidson Hotel Company LLC dba Pivot Hotels and | Mar 21, 2022 | Apr 10, 2022 | 83 | Layoff, permanent | 20 under 60 |
| Pacific Catch, Inc. | Feb 16, 2022 | Apr 18, 2022 | 63 | Layoff, temporary | 61 |
| Trego/Dugan Aviation of Grand Island, Inc. | Feb 28, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | 35 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Nan McKay & Associates, Inc. | Feb 16, 2022 | Mar 1, 2022 | 68 | Closure, permanent | 13 under 60 |
| Davidson Hotel Company LLC dba Pivot Hotels and | Jan 27, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 110 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Decathlon USA LLC. | Jan 17, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 57 under 60 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Jan 5, 2022 | Mar 6, 2022 | 2 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Rodan & Fields, LLC | Dec 6, 2021 | Feb 4, 2022 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Nov 18, 2021 | Jan 16, 2022 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Nov 18, 2021 | Jan 16, 2022 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| ABS Global Trading Ltd. dba BitMEX | Nov 8, 2021 | Dec 8, 2021 | 29 | Closure, permanent | 30 under 60 |
| OrthoNorCal, Inc. | Oct 29, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Wells Fargo | Oct 20, 2021 | Oct 20, 2021 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Oct 20, 2021 | Oct 20, 2021 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Oct 20, 2021 | Oct 20, 2021 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Trusted Labs Inc | Oct 13, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Wells Fargo | Sep 21, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Sep 21, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Sep 21, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Sep 21, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Sep 21, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Gate Gourmet | Sep 15, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | 289 | Layoff, type not stated | 65 |
| Wells Fargo | Aug 27, 2021 | Oct 25, 2021 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | Aug 19, 2021 | Oct 17, 2021 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | Aug 19, 2021 | Oct 17, 2021 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Nordstrom dba DT San Francisco Rack Store 47 | Aug 3, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | 41 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| BBVA Open Platform | Jul 19, 2021 | Sep 17, 2021 | 4 | 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.