Santa Barbara County Layoff Notices

Layoff notices in Santa Barbara County at a glance

Santa Barbara County employers have filed 177 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 11,816 workers. The most recent notice is dated Jul 26, 2026. 43 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 (37 workers), Wholesale Trade (2 workers).

All notices, newest first

177 notices, 11,816 workers, page 1 of 2. Filter by year in the table below.

Largest layoffs in Santa Barbara County since 2014

Santa Barbara County by fiscal year

Cities in Santa Barbara County with notices

• Santa Maria65 notices, 3,738 workers
• Santa Barbara43 notices, 3,146 workers
• Solvang6 notices, 979 workers
• Goleta17 notices, 970 workers
• Lompoc12 notices, 791 workers
• Vandenberg Afb4 notices, 612 workers
• Carpinteria14 notices, 591 workers
• Montecito2 notices, 344 workers
• Vandenberg2 notices, 216 workers
• Buellton3 notices, 180 workers
• Guadalupe3 notices, 134 workers
• Orcutt3 notices, 79 workers
• Ballard1 notices, 33 workers
• Cuyama1 notices, 2 workers

Local help after a layoff in Santa Barbara

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