Layoff notices in Kings County at a glance
Kings County employers have filed 30 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 2,373 workers. The most recent notice is dated Jun 25, 2026. 8 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.
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30 notices, 2,373 workers. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | City | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Hanford | Hanford | Jun 25, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 8 under 60 |
| Five Guys Operations | Hanford | May 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | 14 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Leprino Foods Company | Lemoore | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 30, 2026 | 100 | Closure, permanent | 380 |
| Leprino Foods Company | Lemoore | Oct 23, 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | 268 | Layoff, permanent | 78 |
| KIRA Government Services | Lemoore | Jul 15, 2025 | Aug 11, 2025 | 11 | Layoff, permanent | 27 under 60 |
| Del Monte Foods, Inc. | Hanford | Jan 21, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | 378 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | Hanford | Nov 14, 2024 | Mar 7, 2025 | 9 | Closure, permanent | 113 |
| Boeing Company | Lemoore | Nov 15, 2024 | Jan 17, 2025 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| CalPac Pizza dba Pizza Hut | Lemoore | Dec 14, 2023 | Feb 17, 2024 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| CalPac Pizza II LLC dba Pizza Hut | Hanford | Dec 14, 2023 | Feb 17, 2024 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| Country Club Mortgage | Hanford | Dec 8, 2023 | Feb 6, 2024 | 3 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Amentum at NAS Lemoore | Lemoore | May 19, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | 32 | Layoff, permanent | 72 |
| Island Creek Associates LLC at NAS Lemoore | Jul 20, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 | 26 | Layoff, permanent | 5 days after effective date | |
| Perspecta Inc. dba Peraton Inc. | Lemoore | Jul 6, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 6 days after effective date |
| PAE | Lemoore | Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 301 | Layoff, permanent | 29 under 60 |
| Adventist Health Hanford | Hanford | Oct 9, 2020 | Oct 23, 2020 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 14 under 60 |
| Adventist Health Hanford | Hanford | Jun 16, 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 10 COVID order |
| Adventist Health Hanford | Hanford | May 15, 2020 | May 22, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 7 COVID order |
| San Joaquin Valley College, Inc. | Hanford | Apr 20, 2020 | Apr 21, 2020 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 1 COVID order |
| Olam West Coast, Inc. | Lemoore | Apr 29, 2020 | Jul 1, 2020 | 567 | Closure, permanent | 63 COVID order |
| Adventist Health Hanford | Hanford | Apr 22, 2020 | May 5, 2020 | 21 | Layoff, temporary | 13 COVID order |
| Fry's Electronics Inc. | Hanford | Apr 24, 2020 | Apr 18, 2020 | 15 | Layoff, temporary | 6 days after effective date |
| Cinemark USA Inc. dba Movies 8 Hanford Mall | Hanford | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 14 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Lee’s United Gymnastics Academy, LLC | Hanford | Mar 13, 2020 | Mar 14, 2020 | 22 | Closure, temporary | 1 COVID order |
| Adventist Health Hanford | Hanford | Jan 8, 2020 | Mar 7, 2020 | 152 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Kmart Corporation | Lemoore | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 83 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Adventist Health Adventist Health (Hanford) | Hanford | Jan 4, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | 205 | Layoff, permanent | 87 |
| Dollar Express | Lemoore | Mar 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 13 | Closure, permanent | 92 |
| CST California Stations, Inc. | Hanford | May 4, 2016 | Jul 5, 2016 | 41 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Forever 21 Retail, Inc. | Hanford | Feb 2, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | 51 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
Largest layoffs in Kings County since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olam West Coast, Inc. | 1 | 567 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Del Monte Foods, Inc. | 1 | 378 | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Leprino Foods Company | 2 | 368 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| PAE | 1 | 301 | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Adventist Health | 1 | 205 | Jan 4, 2018 |
| Adventist Health Hanford | 6 | 198 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Kmart Corporation | 1 | 83 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| Forever 21 Retail, Inc. | 1 | 51 | Feb 2, 2016 |
| CST California Stations, Inc. | 1 | 41 | May 4, 2016 |
| Amentum at NAS Lemoore | 1 | 32 | May 19, 2023 |
| Island Creek Associates LLC at NAS Lemoore | 1 | 26 | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Lee’s United Gymnastics Academy, LLC | 1 | 22 | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Fry's Electronics Inc. | 1 | 15 | Apr 24, 2020 |
| Cinemark USA Inc. dba Movies 8 Hanford Mall | 1 | 14 | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Five Guys Operations | 1 | 14 | May 3, 2026 |
| Dollar Express | 1 | 13 | Mar 30, 2017 |
| KIRA Government Services | 1 | 11 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | 1 | 9 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| San Joaquin Valley College, Inc. | 1 | 7 | Apr 20, 2020 |
| CalPac Pizza dba Pizza Hut | 1 | 5 | Dec 14, 2023 |
Kings County by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 5 | 2 | 405 |
| 2024-2025 | 3 | 2 | 388 |
| 2023-2024 | 4 | 1 | 44 |
| 2021-2022 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| 2020-2021 | 5 | 0 | 321 |
| 2019-2020 | 6 | 3 | 791 |
| 2018-2019 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| 2017-2018 | 1 | 0 | 205 |
| 2016-2017 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2015-2016 | 2 | 2 | 92 |
Cities in Kings County with notices
Local help after a layoff in Kings
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Kings 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 Kings 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.