County record, California WARN filings

San Francisco County Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2017-2018

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Every WARN notice filed by employers in San Francisco County since July 2014: 1,099 notices and 110,439 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 Francisco County at a glance

San Francisco County employers have filed 1,099 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 110,439 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 27, 2026. 326 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 (1,532 workers), Information (317 workers), Professional Scientific and Technical Services (199 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2017-2018, newest first

30 notices, 3,206 workers. Show all years.

WARN notices in San Francisco County
EmployerCityNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
eBay Inc.San FranciscoJun 27, 2018Jun 27, 201841Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Crystal Jade Jiang Nan LLCSan FranciscoJun 14, 2018Aug 14, 201877Closure, permanent61
Wells FargoSan FranciscoMay 31, 2018Sep 28, 201896Closure, type not stated120
RA Center, LLCSan FranciscoMay 23, 2018Jul 27, 2018140Closure, permanent65
Al Jazeera International (USA), LLCSan FranciscoMay 7, 2018Aug 5, 201868Closure, permanent90
Bechtel Global CorporationSan FranciscoMay 1, 2018Jun 30, 2018126Closure, permanent60
Campari AmericaSan FranciscoMay 1, 2018Aug 3, 201895Closure, permanent94
Symantec CorporationSan FranciscoMar 19, 2018Apr 25, 20181Layoff, permanent37 under 60
Symantec CorporationSan FranciscoFeb 13, 2018Mar 30, 20181Layoff, permanent45 under 60
Illumina, Inc.San FranciscoFeb 12, 2018Apr 13, 20183Layoff, type not stated60
Blue Shield of CaliforniaSan FranciscoFeb 6, 2018Mar 5, 201844Layoff, permanent27 under 60
MacysSan FranciscoJan 5, 2018Mar 18, 2018197Closure, permanent72
Symantec CorporationSan FranciscoNov 29, 2017Jan 17, 20182Layoff, permanent49 under 60
Autodesk, Inc.San FranciscoNov 29, 2017Feb 1, 2018108Layoff, permanent64
Volume Services, Inc. dba CenterplateSan FranciscoNov 22, 2017Dec 31, 20171,330Layoff, permanent39 under 60
BuzzFeed, Inc.San FranciscoNov 29, 2017Jan 29, 20183Layoff, permanent61
Sedgwick LLPSan FranciscoNov 20, 2017Jan 20, 201878Closure, permanent61
Symantec CorporationSan FranciscoOct 31, 2017Dec 1, 201715Layoff, permanent31 under 60
McKesson CorporationSan FranciscoOct 25, 2017Jan 1, 2018129Closure, permanent68
Joseph Cozza Salon Inc.San FranciscoOct 24, 2017Dec 28, 201754Closure, permanent65
Joseph Cozza Salon Inc.San FranciscoOct 24, 2017Dec 28, 201711Closure, permanent65
Hemming Horse LLP (HM LLP)San FranciscoOct 27, 2017Dec 31, 20171Closure, permanent65
Capital One, N.A.San FranciscoOct 19, 2017Jan 8, 2018132Layoff, permanent81
RR DonnelleySan FranciscoSep 12, 2017Nov 12, 201733Closure, permanent61
Eventbrite, Inc.San FranciscoSep 1, 2017Aug 30, 201744Layoff, permanent2 days after effective date
Juicero, Inc.San FranciscoSep 1, 2017Oct 31, 201787Layoff, permanent60
D+H CorporationSan FranciscoSep 6, 2017Nov 6, 201749Closure, permanent61
GREE International Entertainment, Inc.San FranciscoJul 10, 2017Jul 7, 201763Closure, permanent3 days after effective date
Best BuySan FranciscoJul 18, 2017Sep 30, 2017106Closure, permanent74
Buca Restaurants 2, Inc.San FranciscoJul 16, 2017Sep 14, 201772Closure, permanent60

Largest layoffs in San Francisco County since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
United Airlines, Inc.310,284Jan 29, 2021
Gap, Inc.141,836May 31, 2023
Salesforce, Inc.151,828Aug 4, 2026
GSW Arena LLC-Chase Center11,720May 1, 2020
BAE SYSTEMS221,672May 26, 2016
Bon Appetit Management Company21,608Apr 15, 2020
Stitch Fi11,420Jun 1, 2020
Bon Apetite11,356Aug 12, 2020
Volume Services, Inc. dba Centerplate11,330Nov 22, 2017
Gate Gourmet31,281Mar 12, 2025
Covenant Aviation Security, LLC11,279Sep 27, 2026
San Francisco Giants11,200Apr 4, 2020
Twitter, Inc.41,101Nov 25, 2022
Invitae Corporation31,075Dec 13, 2023
Meta Platforms, Inc.61,072May 22, 2026
Cruise LLC181,027Sep 30, 2025
The Westin St. Francis San Francisco On Union Square1940Jun 4, 2020
Hilton Hotel Employer LLC, dba Hilton San Francisco Union Square1923Apr 3, 2020
Hotel Nikko San Francisco3887Oct 15, 2020
LendingClub Corporation4861Apr 21, 2020

San Francisco County by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-20271622,430
2025-20265463,667
2024-202566155,471
2023-2024130135,692
2022-20231371211,315
2021-202239132,084
2020-20211622227,038
2019-20202994136,164
2018-201945203,605
2017-201830173,206
2016-201735143,288
2015-20164783,474
2014-20153973,005

Cities in San Francisco County with notices

Local help after a layoff in San Francisco

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