Santa Cruz County Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2019-2020

Layoff notices in Santa Cruz County at a glance

Santa Cruz County employers have filed 79 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 9,443 workers. The most recent notice is dated Jul 26, 2026. 6 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 Wholesale Trade (1 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first

36 notices, 4,093 workers. Show all years.

Largest layoffs in Santa Cruz County since 2014

Santa Cruz County by fiscal year

Cities in Santa Cruz County with notices

• Watsonville26 notices, 4,187 workers
• Santa Cruz20 notices, 2,442 workers
• Capitola15 notices, 674 workers
• Scotts Valley6 notices, 609 workers
• Felton3 notices, 608 workers
• Royal Oaks1 notices, 605 workers
• Aptos3 notices, 197 workers
• Soquel3 notices, 118 workers

Local help after a layoff in Santa Cruz

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