County record, California WARN filings

San Diego County Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2020-2021

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Every WARN notice filed by employers in San Diego County since July 2014: 1,719 notices and 151,476 workers, searchable and sorted newest first.

Every WARN notice filed with the California EDD since July 2014: 17,562 notices, 8,284 employers, 1,453,182 workers.

Layoff notices in San Diego County at a glance

San Diego County employers have filed 1,719 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 151,476 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 26, 2026. 382 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 Manufacturing (391 workers), Professional Scientific and Technical Services (264 workers), Healthcare and Social Assistance (244 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2020-2021, newest first

208 notices, 24,052 workers, page 3 of 3. Show all years.

WARN notices in San Diego County
EmployerCityNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
The Comedy StoreLa JollaJun 28, 2020Jun 28, 202021Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Staypineapple Hotel ZSan DiegoMar 25, 2020Mar 20, 202019Layoff, temporary5 days after effective date
La Costa Dental CareCarlsbadMar 25, 2020Mar 30, 20205Layoff, permanent5 COVID order
Metropolitan Transit SystemSan DiegoMar 19, 2020Mar 19, 20202Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Rambler MotelChula VistaMar 24, 2020Mar 24, 202011Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
United Cerebral Palsy Association ofSan DiegoJul 1, 2020Jun 30, 202089Layoff, temporary1 days after effective date
Eye-Fi Holdings, LLCSolana BeachApr 3, 2020Apr 3, 20201Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Accredited Debt Relief, Inc.San DiegoApr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020320Layoff, permanent0 COVID order

Largest layoffs in San Diego County since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
Qualcomm Incorporated535,127Apr 8, 2026
LAZ Parking California, LLC33,860Dec 22, 2020
Sea World LLC32,389Mar 27, 2020
LEGOLAND California LLC, dba LEGOLAND California Resort22,368Oct 31, 2022
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company22,337Jul 30, 2018
SeaWorld San Diego22,267Jul 24, 2020
The Brigantine, Inc.62,123Sep 4, 2025
Cohn Restaurant Group22,116Dec 15, 2020
YMCA of San Diego12,047Nov 13, 2020
Zoological Society of San Diego dba San Diego Zoo11,690Apr 28, 2020
San Diego Sportservice, Inc.21,446Apr 15, 2020
HCAL, LLC dba Harrah's Resort Southern California11,440Apr 21, 2020
Dexcom, Inc.41,260Aug 27, 2025
Goodwill Industries of San Diego County (GISD)11,235Apr 2, 2020
Padres LP11,215Mar 30, 2020
Thermo Fisher Scientific281,172Jan 27, 2026
Cue Health Inc.371,152May 20, 2024
Curio Employer LLC, dba Hotel del Coronado11,064Apr 6, 2020
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa (RVR)41,016Dec 11, 2020
JC Resorts - Rancho Bernardo Inn7978Jan 28, 2021

San Diego County by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-2027239924
2025-2026170315,892
2024-2025102464,695
2023-20241884110,570
2022-2023183359,839
2021-202278333,044
2020-20212082324,052
2019-20205058665,138
2018-201951255,194
2017-201851285,569
2016-201749355,885
2015-201656245,056
2014-201555235,618

Cities in San Diego County with notices

Local help after a layoff in San Diego

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

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