Layoff notices in Alameda County at a glance
Alameda County employers have filed 948 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 76,149 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 25, 2026. 204 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 (212 workers), Accommodation and Food Services (181 workers), Manufacturing (171 workers).
Notices in fiscal year 2015-2016, newest first
48 notices, 3,402 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | City | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Jun 13, 2016 | Aug 12, 2016 | 3 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| StemCells, Inc. | Newark | May 31, 2016 | Aug 1, 2016 | 26 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Corizon Health | Dublin | May 25, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | 130 | Layoff, permanent | 36 under 60 |
| Corizon Health | Oakland | May 25, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | 26 | Layoff, permanent | 36 under 60 |
| Safeway Inc. / Albertsons Companies | Pleasanton | May 28, 2016 | Jul 29, 2016 | 5 | Layoff, type not stated | 62 |
| Mi Pueblo, LLC | Newark | May 23, 2016 | Jul 23, 2016 | 76 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Jamba Juice | Emeryville | May 5, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 103 | Closure, permanent | 240 |
| Western Digital Technology, Inc. | Fremont | May 4, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | 105 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Safeway Inc. / Albertsons Companies | Pleasanton | Apr 4, 2016 | Jun 3, 2016 | 3 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| APN, LLC | Oakland | Mar 29, 2016 | May 30, 2016 | 19 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| IAC Search & Media, Inc. | Oakland | Mar 29, 2016 | May 30, 2016 | 11 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. | Oakland | Mar 29, 2016 | May 30, 2016 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC | San Leandro | Mar 15, 2016 | May 15, 2016 | 65 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Corning Incorporated | Union City | Mar 8, 2016 | Nov 11, 2016 | 193 | Closure, permanent | 248 |
| Southern Home Care Services, Inc. | San Leandro | Mar 4, 2016 | May 3, 2016 | 123 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals | Hayward | Feb 18, 2016 | Jul 31, 2016 | 43 | Closure, permanent | 164 |
| Kraft Heinz Foods Company | San Leandro | Feb 12, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 | 117 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Albertsons Companies Inc | Pleasanton | Feb 8, 2016 | Apr 8, 2016 | 24 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Toshiba America Electronic Components | Livermore | Jan 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 50 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp. | Fremont | Jan 25, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 111 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Outer Harbor Terminal LLC | Oakland | Jan 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | 59 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Walmart | Oakland | Jan 15, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 | 397 | Closure, permanent | 91 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Jan 11, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 | 7 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Dec 14, 2015 | Feb 12, 2016 | 33 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Santa Fe Distributing, LLC | Hayward | Nov 30, 2015 | Nov 30, 2015 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| YP Advertising & Publishing LLC | Pleasanton | Nov 30, 2015 | Feb 29, 2016 | 68 | Layoff, permanent | 91 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Nov 23, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 7 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| AT&T | Oakland | Nov 13, 2015 | Jan 18, 2016 | 92 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Plexus Corp. | Fremont | Nov 19, 2015 | Sep 30, 2016 | 204 | Closure, permanent | 316 |
| SWAY Management LLC | Oakland | Nov 10, 2015 | Jan 11, 2016 | 102 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Oct 30, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 23 | Layoff, type not stated | 62 |
| XOMA (US) LLC | Berkeley | Oct 20, 2015 | Dec 21, 2015 | 13 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Western Digital | Fremont | Oct 13, 2015 | Dec 18, 2015 | 109 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Ports America Shared Services, Inc. | Oakland | Oct 6, 2015 | Dec 5, 2015 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Marine Terminal Corporation | Oakland | Oct 5, 2015 | Dec 5, 2015 | 39 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Svenhard's Swedish Bakery | Oakland | Oct 2, 2015 | Dec 4, 2015 | 162 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| MobiTV, Inc. | Emeryville | Sep 28, 2015 | Nov 27, 2015 | 54 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Sep 21, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | 15 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Sep 28, 2015 | Nov 27, 2015 | 4 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Aug 31, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 | 5 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| XOMA (US) LLC | Berkeley | Aug 20, 2015 | Oct 22, 2015 | 39 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Lyris, Inc. | Emeryville | Aug 5, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | 72 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Aug 10, 2015 | Oct 9, 2015 | 37 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. | Oakland | Aug 3, 2015 | Oct 5, 2015 | 202 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Fremont | Jul 31, 2015 | Oct 2, 2015 | 284 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Jul 27, 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 | 37 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Safeway Inc. | Pleasanton | Jul 20, 2015 | Sep 18, 2015 | 14 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Berkeley Pyramid Alehouse | Berkeley | Jul 9, 2015 | Jul 22, 2015 | 63 | Closure, permanent | 13 under 60 |
Largest layoffs in Alameda County since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | 15 | 14,267 | May 13, 2024 |
| Jabil Inc. | 12 | 1,916 | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Workday, Inc. | 4 | 1,109 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Cepheid | 8 | 962 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Safeway Inc. | 28 | 961 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Paramedics Plus, LLC | 2 | 952 | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | 67 | 943 | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 | 808 | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Ovations Fanfare, L.P. dba Spectra Food | 1 | 763 | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Rapid Displays Inc. | 3 | 736 | Feb 24, 2021 |
| Zymergen Inc. | 11 | 695 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Walmart | 3 | 653 | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Southwest Airlines - Norman Y. Mineta San Jose | 2 | 579 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Lam Research Corporation | 4 | 561 | May 25, 2023 |
| Impax Laboratories LLC | 1 | 533 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Bay Area Sports Catering | 2 | 530 | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Claremont Hotel Properties, LLC | 1 | 514 | Mar 20, 2020 |
| FHR Claremont Hotel Management Company, LLC, a | 1 | 508 | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS) | 1 | 499 | Jun 26, 2020 |
| Raiders Football Club, LLC | 1 | 492 | Jun 19, 2020 |
Alameda County by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 39 | 5 | 1,244 |
| 2025-2026 | 93 | 32 | 4,349 |
| 2024-2025 | 106 | 32 | 4,719 |
| 2023-2024 | 102 | 33 | 6,520 |
| 2022-2023 | 131 | 19 | 6,667 |
| 2021-2022 | 26 | 7 | 1,280 |
| 2020-2021 | 78 | 24 | 7,149 |
| 2019-2020 | 182 | 29 | 28,173 |
| 2018-2019 | 51 | 34 | 6,389 |
| 2017-2018 | 23 | 16 | 2,291 |
| 2016-2017 | 39 | 23 | 2,507 |
| 2015-2016 | 48 | 19 | 3,402 |
| 2014-2015 | 30 | 7 | 1,459 |
Cities in Alameda County with notices
- Fremont161 notices, 23,430 workers
- Oakland224 notices, 13,487 workers
- Livermore60 notices, 5,784 workers
- Pleasanton119 notices, 5,432 workers
- Hayward79 notices, 5,211 workers
- Newark47 notices, 5,135 workers
- Berkeley63 notices, 4,641 workers
- Emeryville59 notices, 4,250 workers
- San Leandro55 notices, 3,527 workers
- Alameda30 notices, 2,472 workers
- Union City22 notices, 2,033 workers
- Dublin26 notices, 968 workers
- San Lorenzo2 notices, 351 workers
- Castro Valley3 notices, 187 workers
- Albany3 notices, 133 workers
- Sunol1 notices, 16 workers
- Fremotn1 notices, 2 workers
Local help after a layoff in Alameda
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Alameda 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 Alameda employment law page covers the local courts, agencies and deadlines. 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.