Layoff notices in Watsonville at a glance
Watsonville employers have filed 26 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 4,187 workers. The most recent notice is dated Jul 24, 2025. 1 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.
Notices in fiscal year 2022-2023, newest first
1 notices, 82 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suncrest Nurseries | May 2, 2023 | Jul 3, 2023 | 82 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
Largest layoffs in Watsonville since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonville Community Hospital | 7 | 2,051 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Dole Food Company, Inc. | 2 | 542 | Nov 16, 2017 |
| Premiere Raspberries, LLC | 1 | 334 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Fox Factory Inc. | 2 | 307 | Aug 11, 2021 |
| Los Amigos Harvesting | 1 | 175 | Oct 10, 2018 |
| Couch Distributing Company Inc. | 2 | 168 | Apr 28, 2021 |
| Coastal Nursery | 2 | 160 | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Elyxir Distributing LLC | 1 | 113 | Jun 16, 2020 |
| Spawn Mate, Inc. dba Mushroom Farms | 1 | 82 | Apr 12, 2019 |
| Suncrest Nurseries | 1 | 82 | May 2, 2023 |
| Farmgirl Flowers | 1 | 72 | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Kitayama Brothers Inc. | 1 | 56 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Central Coast YMCA | 1 | 41 | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Inc. | 1 | 2 | Jul 24, 2025 |
| OrthoNorCal, Inc. | 1 | 1 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Boyd Coffee Company | 1 | 1 | Apr 18, 2018 |
Watsonville by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| 2022-2023 | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| 2021-2022 | 7 | 5 | 2,338 |
| 2020-2021 | 4 | 0 | 198 |
| 2019-2020 | 7 | 3 | 711 |
| 2018-2019 | 2 | 2 | 257 |
| 2017-2018 | 3 | 3 | 543 |
Local help after a layoff in Watsonville
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Watsonville 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 county 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.