County record, California WARN filings

San Francisco County Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2018-2019

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 2018-2019, newest first

45 notices, 3,605 workers. Show all years.

EmployerCityNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
LendingClub CorporationSan FranciscoJun 27, 2019Sep 3, 2019335Layoff, permanent68
Symantec CorporationSan FranciscoJun 17, 2019Jul 26, 20192Layoff, permanent39 under 60
Clift Royal SonestaSan FranciscoJun 12, 2019Sep 16, 2019206Closure, temporary96
Xero, Inc.San FranciscoJun 6, 2019Aug 16, 201987Closure, permanent71
Taylor Lane Organic CoffeeSan FranciscoMay 9, 2019Jul 1, 20196Closure, permanent53 under 60
Symantec CorporationSan FranciscoMay 6, 2019Jun 28, 20198Layoff, permanent53 under 60
Anki, Inc.San FranciscoMay 1, 2019May 1, 2019170Closure, permanent0 under 60
Rank + Rally, LLCSan FranciscoApr 24, 2019Jun 30, 201912Closure, permanent67
Silverhat Bar, Inc.San FranciscoApr 17, 2019Dec 31, 201977Closure, permanent258
Steve Silver Productions, Inc.San FranciscoApr 17, 2019Dec 31, 20197Closure, permanent258
Gymboree Group, Inc.San FranciscoApr 9, 2019Jun 8, 201934Layoff, permanent60
NIO USA, Inc.San FranciscoApr 9, 2019Jun 8, 201920Closure, permanent60
Clover Health Labs, LLCSan FranciscoMar 27, 2019May 28, 201949Layoff, permanent62
PayPalSan FranciscoMar 5, 2019Apr 2, 201923Layoff, permanent28 under 60
InstacartSan FranciscoMar 13, 2019May 11, 201986Closure, permanent59 under 60
Bold Guarding, Inc.San FranciscoFeb 27, 2019Mar 18, 2019151Closure, permanent19 under 60
LendingHome CorporationSan FranciscoFeb 22, 2019Apr 23, 201966Layoff, permanent60
Riverbed Technology, Inc.San FranciscoFeb 22, 2019Feb 22, 201931Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Gymboree Group, Inc.San FranciscoFeb 20, 2019Apr 20, 201938Layoff, permanent59 under 60
The Robert Allen Duralee Group, Inc.San FranciscoFeb 15, 2019Apr 22, 20194Closure, permanent66
eBay Inc.San FranciscoFeb 13, 2019Feb 13, 201915Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Charlotte Russe, Inc.San FranciscoFeb 4, 2019Apr 5, 2019161Closure, permanent60
Gymboree Group, Inc.San FranciscoJan 25, 2019Mar 26, 201969Layoff, permanent60
Verity Medical FoundationSan FranciscoJan 25, 2019Mar 31, 20196Layoff, permanent65
GAT Airline Ground Support Inc.San FranciscoJan 29, 2019Mar 28, 201915Layoff, permanent58 under 60
BuzzFeed, Inc.San FranciscoJan 29, 2019Mar 31, 20193Layoff, permanent61
Invuity, Inc.San FranciscoNov 1, 2018Oct 24, 201881Layoff, permanent8 days after effective date
Wells FargoSan FranciscoJan 24, 2019Mar 22, 201956Layoff, type not stated57 under 60
Symantec CorporationSan FranciscoJan 24, 2019Feb 15, 20191Layoff, permanent22 under 60
Sears Holdings Management CorporationSan FranciscoJan 17, 2019Mar 18, 201944Layoff, permanent60
Oath Inc.San FranciscoJan 24, 2019Mar 25, 201936Layoff, permanent60
Oath Inc.San FranciscoJan 24, 2019Mar 25, 20194Layoff, permanent60
Gymboree Group, Inc.San FranciscoJan 17, 2019Jan 18, 2019355Layoff, permanent1 under 60
Cengage Learning, Inc.San FranciscoJan 23, 2019Mar 29, 2019182Closure, permanent65
TrueCar, Inc.San FranciscoJan 18, 2019Mar 22, 20191Layoff, permanent63
Chariot Transit Inc.San FranciscoJan 10, 2019Mar 15, 2019383Closure, permanent64
BlackRock, Inc.San FranciscoJan 10, 2019Mar 11, 201979Layoff, permanent60
Best Food Produce Inc.San FranciscoDec 6, 2018Nov 26, 20184Closure, permanent10 days after effective date
Kum Luen CorpSan FranciscoDec 6, 2018Nov 26, 20184Closure, permanent10 days after effective date
Bon AppetitSan FranciscoOct 18, 2018Dec 21, 201891Closure, permanent64
InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, LLC (IHG)San FranciscoAug 31, 2018Oct 31, 2018186Layoff, permanent61
Menzies AviationSan FranciscoAug 27, 2018Oct 19, 2018172Layoff, permanent53 under 60
Archer NorrisSan FranciscoAug 16, 2018Oct 15, 20187Closure, permanent60
The J.M. Smucker CompanySan FranciscoJul 13, 2018Oct 31, 2018100Closure, permanent110
Dream Center Education Holdings, LLCSan FranciscoJun 29, 2018Aug 28, 2018138Closure, 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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