Layoff notices in Santa Clara County at a glance
Santa Clara County employers have filed 1,784 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 129,545 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 20, 2026. 497 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 (849 workers), Professional Scientific and Technical Services (439 workers), Information (422 workers).
Notices in fiscal year 2015-2016, newest first
84 notices, 7,522 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | City | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas & Betts | San Jose | Jun 15, 2016 | Aug 1, 2016 | 44 | Closure, permanent | 47 under 60 |
| eBay Inc. | San Jose | Jun 6, 2016 | Feb 20, 2015 | 538 | Layoff, permanent | 472 days after effective date |
| StemCells, Inc. | Sunnyvale | May 31, 2016 | Aug 1, 2016 | 27 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Veritas Technologies, LLC | Mountain View | May 12, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | 128 | Layoff, permanent | 6 under 60 |
| Simply Hired, Inc. | Sunnyvale | May 26, 2016 | Jul 26, 2016 | 94 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Jacobs Technology Inc. | Moffett Field | May 2, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | 55 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Western Digital Technology, Inc. | San Jose | May 4, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | 232 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| CST California Stations, Inc. | Morgan Hill | May 4, 2016 | Jul 5, 2016 | 18 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| CST California Stations, Inc. | Palo Alto | May 4, 2016 | Jul 5, 2016 | 7 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Symantec Corporation | Mountain View | Apr 29, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 42 under 60 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | San Jose | Apr 26, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | 83 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Intel Corporation | Santa Clara | Apr 25, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | 296 | Layoff, permanent | 36 under 60 |
| Veritas Technologies, LLC | Mountain View | Apr 18, 2016 | Jun 15, 2016 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 58 under 60 |
| Western Digital Technology, Inc. | San Jose | Apr 14, 2016 | Jun 17, 2016 | 71 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | San Jose | Apr 8, 2016 | Jun 19, 2016 | 91 | Closure, permanent | 72 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | San Jose | Apr 1, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | 59 | Closure, permanent | 70 |
| International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) | San Jose | Mar 31, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | 109 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC | Mountain View | Mar 7, 2016 | May 6, 2016 | 40 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| NetApp, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Mar 1, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | 376 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| SurveyMonkey Inc. | Palo Alto | Mar 1, 2016 | Mar 1, 2016 | 57 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| TiVo Inc. | San Jose | Feb 29, 2016 | Mar 1, 2016 | 52 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Investor's Business Daily, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Feb 22, 2016 | Apr 29, 2016 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| Imagine Communications Corp. | Sunnyvale | Jan 25, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | 50 | Closure, permanent | 67 |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Sunnyvale | Feb 17, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 | 127 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| TangoMe, Inc. | Mountain View | Feb 12, 2016 | Apr 12, 2016 | 53 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| HP Inc. | Palo Alto | Feb 11, 2016 | Jan 22, 2016 | 74 | Layoff, permanent | 20 days after effective date |
| Symantec Corporation | Mountain View | Feb 11, 2016 | Feb 10, 2016 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 1 days after effective date |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Sunnyvale | Feb 10, 2016 | Apr 11, 2016 | 107 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| JCPenney | Cupertino | Feb 3, 2016 | Apr 9, 2016 | 147 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Space Systems/Loral, LLC | Palo Alto | Jan 28, 2016 | Jan 28, 2016 | 122 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Broadcom and Avago | Santa Clara | Jan 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 147 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Broadcom and Avago | San Jose | Jan 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | 33 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Moog Inc. | Milpitas | Feb 1, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | 22 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Blue Shield of California | San Jose | Jan 28, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| VSE Corporation | Mountain View | Jan 27, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| VMware, Inc. | Palo Alto | Jan 26, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 | 170 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Highland Metals Inc. and EZFuture Inc. | San Jose | Jan 20, 2016 | Dec 23, 2015 | 17 | Closure, permanent | 28 days after effective date |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | San Jose | Jan 19, 2016 | Jan 20, 2016 | 123 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jan 6, 2016 | Mar 7, 2016 | 65 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Walmart | San Jose | Jan 15, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 | 210 | Closure, permanent | 91 |
| Adecco Group NA | Palo Alto | Jan 4, 2016 | Mar 9, 2016 | 108 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Suchman, LLC | Gilroy | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 25 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Milpitas | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 18 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | Santa Clara | Nov 17, 2015 | Jan 18, 2016 | 54 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| abercrombie kids | Milpitas | Nov 12, 2015 | Jan 9, 2016 | 41 | Closure, permanent | 58 under 60 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Santa Clara | Dec 7, 2015 | Feb 8, 2016 | 13 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| CommScope | San Jose | Dec 2, 2015 | Feb 1, 2016 | 90 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Symantec Corporation | Mountain View | Nov 30, 2015 | Dec 4, 2015 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| Complete Genomics, Inc. | Mountain View | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 158 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Complete Genomics, Inc. | San Jose | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 15 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | San Jose | Oct 30, 2015 | Nov 3, 2015 | 126 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | San Jose | Oct 29, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 75 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Vishay Siliconi | Santa Clara | Oct 29, 2015 | Mar 31, 2016 | 292 | Layoff, permanent | 154 |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Palo Alto | Oct 15, 2015 | Oct 2, 2015 | 65 | Layoff, permanent | 13 days after effective date |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 16, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| TTM Technologies, Inc. | Milpitas | Sep 29, 2015 | Oct 14, 2015 | 175 | Closure, type not stated | 15 under 60 |
| WD Media, LLC | San Jose | Oct 13, 2015 | Dec 18, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 1, 2015 | Jan 16, 2016 | 119 | Closure, permanent | 107 |
| Space Systems/Loral, LLC | Palo Alto | Sep 24, 2015 | Sep 24, 2015 | 90 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | Santa Clara | Sep 17, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | 70 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | San Jose | Sep 17, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Seagate US LLC | Cupertino | Sep 10, 2015 | Nov 9, 2015 | 62 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | San Jose | Sep 11, 2015 | Sep 14, 2015 | 20 | Layoff, permanent | 3 under 60 |
| MiaSole Hi-Tech Corp. | Santa Clara | Sep 3, 2015 | Nov 2, 2015 | 79 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| M.E. Fox & Company, Inc. | San Jose | Sep 1, 2015 | Nov 2, 2015 | 127 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| San Jose Airport Garden Hotel | San Jose | Aug 25, 2015 | Nov 7, 2015 | 123 | Closure, permanent | 74 |
| Intuit Inc. | Mountain View | Aug 25, 2015 | Oct 26, 2015 | 45 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Mountain View | Aug 21, 2015 | Oct 23, 2015 | 56 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Motorola Mobility LLC | Sunnyvale | Aug 13, 2015 | Oct 23, 2015 | 213 | Layoff, permanent | 71 |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | San Jose | Aug 12, 2015 | Oct 16, 2015 | 78 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| Lyris, Inc. | Santa Clara | Aug 5, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| Abbott Vascular | Santa Clara | Jul 30, 2015 | Jul 30, 2015 | 81 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | San Jose | Jul 31, 2015 | Oct 2, 2015 | 171 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | Cupertino | Jul 10, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | 81 | Closure, permanent | 86 |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | Cupertino | Jul 10, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | 17 | Closure, permanent | 86 |
| IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. | Mountain View | Jul 20, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | 67 | Layoff, permanent | 72 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | San Jose | Jul 21, 2015 | Jul 22, 2015 | 192 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Maxim Integrated Product | San Jose | Jul 17, 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 | 11 | Layoff, permanent | 70 |
| Maxim Integrated Product | San Jose | Jul 1, 2015 | Sep 10, 2015 | 20 | Layoff, permanent | 71 |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Palo Alto | Jul 2, 2015 | Jun 12, 2015 | 65 | Layoff, permanent | 20 days after effective date |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation | Milpitas | Jun 30, 2015 | Sep 15, 2015 | 213 | Layoff, permanent | 77 |
| Symantec Corporation | Mountain View | Jun 30, 2015 | Aug 7, 2015 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 38 under 60 |
| Maxim Integrated Product | San Jose | Jun 22, 2015 | Mar 25, 2016 | 150 | Closure, permanent | 277 |
| Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. | Palo Alto | Jul 1, 2015 | Sep 30, 2016 | 55 | Closure, permanent | 457 |
Largest layoffs in Santa Clara County since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 32 | 7,519 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jabil Inc. | 18 | 5,265 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Intel Corporation | 81 | 3,939 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Verity Health System of California, Inc. | 10 | 1,998 | Aug 12, 2019 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 8 | 1,976 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| eBay Inc. | 8 | 1,883 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Broadcom Corporation | 8 | 1,880 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| YMCA of Silicon Valley | 1 | 1,657 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Amazon | 35 | 1,656 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| PayPal | 11 | 1,472 | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Cepheid | 38 | 1,431 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| TeamSanJose | 1 | 1,304 | Mar 19, 2020 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 12 | 1,274 | May 15, 2026 |
| Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership | 3 | 1,270 | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Walmart | 19 | 1,225 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Intuit Inc. | 6 | 1,189 | May 20, 2026 |
| NetApp, Inc. | 9 | 1,151 | May 20, 2026 |
| Symantec Corporation | 41 | 1,055 | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 11 | 1,044 | May 22, 2026 |
| VMware, Inc. | 7 | 1,035 | Jan 26, 2021 |
Santa Clara County by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 32 | 4 | 2,736 |
| 2025-2026 | 192 | 32 | 10,672 |
| 2024-2025 | 179 | 37 | 8,183 |
| 2023-2024 | 232 | 26 | 12,608 |
| 2022-2023 | 210 | 21 | 11,979 |
| 2021-2022 | 25 | 14 | 1,567 |
| 2020-2021 | 152 | 19 | 12,301 |
| 2019-2020 | 336 | 40 | 31,298 |
| 2018-2019 | 102 | 32 | 9,463 |
| 2017-2018 | 67 | 16 | 7,432 |
| 2016-2017 | 87 | 19 | 8,262 |
| 2015-2016 | 84 | 25 | 7,522 |
| 2014-2015 | 86 | 10 | 5,522 |
Cities in Santa Clara County with notices
- San Jose524 notices, 49,771 workers
- Santa Clara331 notices, 23,955 workers
- Sunnyvale279 notices, 14,215 workers
- Palo Alto164 notices, 13,510 workers
- Mountain View233 notices, 10,902 workers
- Milpitas117 notices, 7,387 workers
- Cupertino29 notices, 2,365 workers
- Campbell23 notices, 1,659 workers
- Los Gatos21 notices, 1,320 workers
- Gilroy17 notices, 1,188 workers
- Morgan Hill17 notices, 965 workers
- Stanford5 notices, 724 workers
- San Martin3 notices, 351 workers
- Saratoga3 notices, 341 workers
- Moffett Field4 notices, 225 workers
- Los Altos5 notices, 214 workers
- Alviso2 notices, 189 workers
Local help after a layoff in Santa Clara
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Santa Clara 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 Clara 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.