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 2024-2025, newest first
65 notices, 5,468 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cushman & Wakefield | Jun 25, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Cushman & Wakefield | Jun 25, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Kaiser Foundation Hospitals - San Francisco | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Cruise LLC | May 30, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | May 27, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 12 days after effective date |
| Cruise LLC | May 20, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | 22 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Niantic, Inc. | May 16, 2025 | May 19, 2025 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 3 under 60 |
| Primo Brands, Inc. | May 2, 2025 | Jul 1, 2025 | 6 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| andMe, Inc. | Apr 28, 2025 | Jun 17, 2025 | 250 | Closure, permanent | 50 under 60 |
| Urban Alchemy | May 1, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 57 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Cruise LLC Cruise, LLC - 333 | Apr 16, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | 14 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Cruise LLC Cruise, LLC - 1201 | Apr 16, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Stem, Inc. | Apr 7, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 | 4 | Closure, permanent | 18 under 60 |
| Stem, Inc. | Apr 7, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 | 48 | Closure, permanent | 18 under 60 |
| Goodwill of the San Francisco Bay | Apr 7, 2025 | Jun 7, 2025 | 18 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Sodexo, Inc. | Mar 6, 2025 | May 21, 2025 | 39 | Closure, permanent | 76 |
| Cruise LLC | Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Niantic, Inc. | Mar 20, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | 68 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Cruise LLC | Mar 19, 2025 | May 18, 2025 | 13 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Gate Gourmet | Mar 12, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | 835 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Wells Fargo | Mar 4, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 | 56 | Layoff, permanent | 32 under 60 |
| Cruise LLC | Feb 21, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Cruise LLC | Feb 21, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Cruise LLC | Feb 28, 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Feb 27, 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 | 289 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Burke Williams, Inc. | Feb 20, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | 68 | Closure, permanent | 70 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | Feb 19, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | 51 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Flagship Facility Services LLC | Feb 14, 2025 | Feb 14, 2025 | 26 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Feb 4, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 | 153 | Layoff, permanent | 80 |
| Cruise LLC | Feb 4, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 | 489 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Cruise LLC | Feb 4, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 | 157 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Asana, Inc. | Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 4, 2025 | 77 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| St. Anne's Home | Feb 3, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | 64 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Okta, Inc. | Feb 4, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | 56 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Cruise LLC | Feb 4, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Bloomingdale's San Francisco Centre | Jan 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 164 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Aurora Solar Inc. | Jan 10, 2025 | Jan 10, 2025 | 58 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Golden Gate University | Dec 16, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Safeway Inc. | Dec 10, 2024 | Feb 7, 2025 | 112 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Ubisoft | Dec 3, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | 152 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Urban Alchemy | Dec 3, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | 33 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Visa | Nov 21, 2024 | Jan 21, 2025 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| GoForward, Inc. | Nov 18, 2024 | Nov 12, 2024 | 89 | Closure, permanent | 6 days after effective date |
| Urban Alchemy | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 17, 2025 | 311 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| JPMorgan Chase | Nov 15, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | 255 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| JPMorgan Chase | Nov 15, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | 80 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| BP Corporation North America Inc. | Nov 11, 2024 | Jan 9, 2025 | 5 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Visa | Nov 1, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 | 65 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Dropbox, Inc. | Oct 30, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | 174 | Layoff, permanent | 16 under 60 |
| Stachs LLC | Oct 16, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 53 | Layoff, permanent | 76 |
| Security Industry Specialists, Inc. | Oct 11, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | 80 | Layoff, permanent | 31 under 60 |
| MCGA Hotels SF LLC | Oct 10, 2024 | Dec 10, 2024 | 86 | Layoff, temporary | 61 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Sep 13, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | 134 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) | Sep 17, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | 58 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Snohetta Architecture Landscape Architecture PC | Sep 9, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | 5 | Closure, permanent | 105 |
| Planet Labs PBC | Aug 30, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Menzies Aviation | Aug 22, 2024 | Oct 22, 2024 | 124 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Five9, Inc. | Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Fastly, Inc. | Aug 12, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 | 52 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| FibroGen, Inc. | Aug 2, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | 127 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | Jul 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 141 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Golden Gate University | Jul 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Evolution Hospitality - serving Sheraton San Jose | Jul 29, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | 72 | Layoff, temporary | 64 |
| Bellota | Jul 22, 2024 | Sep 20, 2024 | 33 | Closure, type not stated | 60 |
| UKG Inc. | Jul 11, 2024 | Sep 9, 2024 | 12 | Layoff, 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.