Layoff notices in Santa Clara at a glance
Santa Clara employers have filed 331 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 23,955 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 12, 2026. 89 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 Professional Scientific and Technical Services (257 workers), Manufacturing (151 workers), Information (2 workers).
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331 notices, 23,955 workers, page 4 of 4. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Memory, Inc. | Nov 15, 2016 | Jan 15, 2017 | 106 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Intel Corporation | Nov 15, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 84 | Layoff, permanent | 46 under 60 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Nov 2, 2016 | Jan 3, 2017 | 139 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Oct 13, 2016 | Mar 31, 2017 | 38 | Layoff, permanent | 169 |
| Motorola Mobility LLC | Sep 27, 2016 | Dec 2, 2016 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Intel Corporation | Apr 25, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | 296 | Layoff, permanent | 36 under 60 |
| Broadcom and Avago | Jan 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 147 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | Jan 6, 2016 | Mar 7, 2016 | 65 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | Nov 17, 2015 | Jan 18, 2016 | 54 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Dec 7, 2015 | Feb 8, 2016 | 13 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Vishay Siliconi | Oct 29, 2015 | Mar 31, 2016 | 292 | Layoff, permanent | 154 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Oct 16, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | Oct 1, 2015 | Jan 16, 2016 | 119 | Closure, permanent | 107 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | Sep 17, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | 70 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| MiaSole Hi-Tech Corp. | Sep 3, 2015 | Nov 2, 2015 | 79 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Lyris, Inc. | Aug 5, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| Abbott Vascular | Jul 30, 2015 | Jul 30, 2015 | 81 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Intel Corporation | Jun 11, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | 103 | Layoff, permanent | 34 under 60 |
| Intel Corporation | Jun 11, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | 52 | Layoff, permanent | 34 under 60 |
| Intel Corporation | Jun 11, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 34 under 60 |
| Zynga, Inc. | May 6, 2015 | May 8, 2015 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 2 under 60 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | Feb 4, 2015 | Apr 3, 2015 | 99 | Layoff, permanent | 58 under 60 |
| Tabula, Inc. | Jan 23, 2015 | Mar 24, 2015 | 120 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Broadcom Corporation | Jan 13, 2015 | Mar 16, 2015 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | Dec 10, 2014 | Feb 11, 2015 | 4 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | Dec 10, 2014 | Feb 11, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| TOPPAN PHOTOMASKS, INC. | Dec 8, 2014 | Mar 12, 2015 | 75 | Closure, permanent | 94 |
| Bon Appetit Management Company | Oct 15, 2014 | Nov 26, 2014 | 97 | Closure, permanent | 42 under 60 |
| Prometheus Real Estate Group | Oct 1, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 91 |
| Broadcom Corporation | Jul 23, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 | 61 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| Broadcom Corporation | Jul 23, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
Largest layoffs in Santa Clara since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | 77 | 3,705 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 8 | 1,976 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| YMCA of Silicon Valley | 1 | 1,657 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership | 3 | 1,270 | Jun 24, 2020 |
| BYTON North America Corporation | 3 | 830 | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Apple Inc. | 9 | 804 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 28 | 775 | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Centerplate | 1 | 759 | Feb 9, 2018 |
| Broadcom and Avago | 2 | 582 | Jan 29, 2016 |
| Hitachi Vantara | 4 | 493 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | 17 | 454 | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | 5 | 395 | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Vishay Siliconi | 2 | 363 | Apr 13, 2017 |
| Hyatt Regency Santa Clara | 1 | 316 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 9 | 277 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Broadcom Corporation | 4 | 247 | Nov 7, 2018 |
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 4 | 241 | Jun 7, 2024 |
| TTM Technologies, Inc., subsidiary of TTM Technologies North | 1 | 240 | Aug 11, 2023 |
| Amazon | 3 | 233 | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC | 1 | 229 | Sep 1, 2020 |
Santa Clara by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 11 | 0 | 410 |
| 2025-2026 | 44 | 1 | 2,271 |
| 2024-2025 | 31 | 5 | 1,250 |
| 2023-2024 | 42 | 5 | 2,347 |
| 2022-2023 | 33 | 1 | 1,259 |
| 2021-2022 | 4 | 1 | 300 |
| 2020-2021 | 28 | 3 | 3,009 |
| 2019-2020 | 56 | 10 | 5,846 |
| 2018-2019 | 18 | 5 | 1,048 |
| 2017-2018 | 17 | 2 | 2,408 |
| 2016-2017 | 21 | 2 | 1,872 |
| 2015-2016 | 12 | 1 | 1,235 |
| 2014-2015 | 14 | 3 | 700 |
Local help after a layoff in Santa Clara
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Santa Clara 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 Clara 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.