Layoff notices in Santa Ana at a glance
Santa Ana employers have filed 135 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 9,609 workers. The most recent notice is dated Aug 31, 2026. 23 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 Healthcare and Social Assistance (32 workers), Wholesale Trade (1 workers).
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135 notices, 9,609 workers, page 2 of 2. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar Loan Center California LLC | Jan 25, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| Zenith Education Group Zenith Education Group (Zenith) | Nov 3, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 | 29 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Stearns Lending, LLC | Sep 21, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | 112 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Father Flanagan's Boys Home | Jun 26, 2017 | Aug 25, 2017 | 62 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., Moda LLC | Jun 13, 2017 | Aug 13, 2017 | 103 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Dearden's | Jun 2, 2017 | Aug 4, 2017 | 24 | Closure, type not stated | 63 |
| Banc of California, N.A. | May 2, 2017 | Jul 1, 2017 | 36 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| New-Indy TriPAQ LLC | Apr 24, 2017 | Jun 23, 2017 | 56 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| bebe stores, Inc. | Mar 25, 2017 | May 27, 2017 | 9 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Banc of California, N.A. | Mar 2, 2017 | May 1, 2017 | 94 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Nordstrom Main Place Store | Jan 12, 2017 | Mar 17, 2017 | 195 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics, Inc. DBA | Jan 6, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 47 under 60 |
| GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics, Inc. DBA | Oct 13, 2016 | Dec 12, 2016 | 95 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Western Digital Technology, Inc. | May 4, 2016 | Jun 17, 2016 | 18 | Layoff, permanent | 44 under 60 |
| Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | Apr 8, 2016 | Jun 19, 2016 | 92 | Closure, permanent | 72 |
| Freedom Communications, Inc. | Feb 18, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 969 | Layoff, type not stated | 42 under 60 |
| Wells Fargo | Oct 21, 2015 | Dec 20, 2015 | 65 | Closure, type not stated | 60 |
| Zenith Education Group | Oct 1, 2015 | Dec 1, 2015 | 48 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Zenith Education Group | Sep 1, 2015 | Nov 1, 2015 | 18 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Ralphs Grocery Company | Aug 14, 2015 | Oct 25, 2015 | 75 | Layoff, permanent | 72 |
| SureFire, LLC | Jun 24, 2015 | Aug 19, 2015 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| SureFire, LLC | Jun 24, 2015 | Aug 19, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| SureFire, LLC | May 20, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| SureFire, LLC | May 20, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| ITT Cannon LLC | May 19, 2015 | May 12, 2015 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 7 days after effective date |
| ITT Cannon LLC | Mar 17, 2015 | May 29, 2015 | 56 | Layoff, permanent | 73 |
| ITT Cannon LLC | Jan 16, 2015 | Mar 16, 2015 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| ITT Cannon LLC | Jan 5, 2015 | Mar 5, 2015 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| ITT Cannon LLC | Dec 5, 2014 | Feb 5, 2015 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Freedom Communications, Inc. | Dec 5, 2014 | Dec 3, 2014 | 88 | Layoff, permanent | 2 days after effective date |
| ITT Canon LLC | Nov 13, 2014 | Jan 7, 2015 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 55 under 60 |
| Think Together | Oct 17, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | 77 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| ITT Cannon LLC | Oct 1, 2014 | Dec 1, 2014 | 41 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| ITT Cannon LLC | Jul 25, 2014 | Sep 24, 2014 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| ITT Cannon LLC | Jul 7, 2014 | Sep 7, 2014 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
Largest layoffs in Santa Ana since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Communications, Inc. | 2 | 1,057 | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Goodwill Industries of | 3 | 887 | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Express Manufacturing, Inc. | 2 | 601 | Apr 28, 2020 |
| UKG Inc. | 2 | 404 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Brasstech, Inc. | 2 | 295 | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Stearns Lending, LLC | 2 | 248 | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 1 | 237 | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC dba Mr. Cooper | 2 | 229 | May 19, 2022 |
| Banc of California, N.A. | 5 | 207 | Mar 27, 2019 |
| BEST-VIP Chauffeured Worldwide, Corp. | 1 | 206 | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Nordstrom Main Place Store | 1 | 195 | Jan 12, 2017 |
| Systems Paving, Inc. | 2 | 183 | May 4, 2020 |
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper | 1 | 175 | Nov 4, 2022 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC | 1 | 161 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies | 1 | 150 | May 22, 2020 |
| ITT Cannon LLC | 8 | 148 | May 19, 2015 |
| OCMC Inc. dba Orange County Mining Co. | 2 | 138 | Dec 9, 2020 |
| TRISTAR Insurance Group | 1 | 137 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Southwest Airlines - Norman Y. Mineta San Jose | 1 | 128 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| First American Title Insurance Company | 2 | 118 | Jan 10, 2019 |
Santa Ana by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| 2025-2026 | 7 | 2 | 254 |
| 2024-2025 | 12 | 6 | 735 |
| 2023-2024 | 13 | 1 | 138 |
| 2022-2023 | 4 | 2 | 268 |
| 2021-2022 | 4 | 0 | 326 |
| 2020-2021 | 11 | 4 | 1,030 |
| 2019-2020 | 28 | 5 | 3,006 |
| 2018-2019 | 17 | 7 | 1,276 |
| 2017-2018 | 5 | 2 | 228 |
| 2016-2017 | 10 | 5 | 689 |
| 2015-2016 | 7 | 2 | 1,285 |
| 2014-2015 | 15 | 0 | 341 |
Local help after a layoff in Santa Ana
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana 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.