Orange County Layoff Notices

Layoff notices in Orange County at a glance

Orange County employers have filed 1,542 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 131,357 workers. The most recent notice is dated Sep 20, 2026. 261 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 Accommodation and Food Services (553 workers), Manufacturing (131 workers), Healthcare and Social Assistance (69 workers).

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1,542 notices, 131,357 workers, page 5 of 16. Filter by year in the table below.

Largest layoffs in Orange County since 2014

Orange County by fiscal year

Cities in Orange County with notices

• Irvine328 notices, 32,889 workers
• Anaheim189 notices, 16,055 workers
• Santa Ana135 notices, 9,609 workers
• Newport Beach79 notices, 8,359 workers
• Huntington Beach129 notices, 6,574 workers
• Garden Grove52 notices, 6,020 workers
• Orange71 notices, 5,317 workers
• Costa Mesa86 notices, 4,867 workers
• Brea42 notices, 4,127 workers
• Fullerton42 notices, 3,961 workers
• Laguna Niguel20 notices, 3,153 workers
• Dana Point16 notices, 2,932 workers
• Buena Park28 notices, 2,829 workers
• Tustin31 notices, 2,477 workers
• Lake Forest21 notices, 2,353 workers
• Foothill Ranch12 notices, 2,110 workers
• Cypress24 notices, 2,039 workers
• Aliso Viejo29 notices, 1,930 workers
• San Clemente21 notices, 1,702 workers
• Mission Viejo15 notices, 1,528 workers
• Fountain Valley20 notices, 1,259 workers
• Laguna Beach15 notices, 1,091 workers
• Laguna Woods1 notices, 968 workers
• Westminster14 notices, 826 workers
• Laguna Hills11 notices, 800 workers
• Yorba Linda9 notices, 789 workers
• La Palma9 notices, 756 workers
• La Habra16 notices, 704 workers
• Seal Beach13 notices, 621 workers
• Los Alamitos12 notices, 423 workers
• Huntington15 notices, 369 workers
• Stanton5 notices, 278 workers
• San Juan Capistrano2 notices, 232 workers
• San Juan4 notices, 223 workers
• Newport Coast1 notices, 183 workers
• Corona Del Mar4 notices, 162 workers
• Ladera Ranch4 notices, 126 workers
• Rancho Santa4 notices, 107 workers
• Capistrano Beach2 notices, 98 workers
• La Habra Heights1 notices, 68 workers

Local help after a layoff in Orange

A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Orange 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 Orange 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.