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 2023-2024, newest first
5 notices, 171 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | City | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cretex Medical Component and Device Technologies, Inc. dba | Soquel | Apr 23, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | 96 | Closure, permanent | 94 |
| Aura Management Co. | Aptos | Apr 18, 2024 | Jul 16, 2024 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 89 |
| Lockheed Martin Space | Santa Cruz | Apr 9, 2024 | Jun 10, 2024 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| The Apothecarium | Capitola | Nov 13, 2023 | Jan 12, 2024 | 7 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Kitayama Brothers Inc. | Watsonville | Oct 23, 2023 | Dec 23, 2023 | 56 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
Largest layoffs in Santa Cruz County since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonville Community Hospital | 7 | 2,051 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Santa Cruz Seaside Company | 1 | 1,097 | May 1, 2020 |
| Monterey Mushrooms, LLC | 1 | 605 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Mount Hermon Association, Inc. | 2 | 560 | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Fox Factory Inc. | 4 | 549 | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Dole Food Company, Inc. | 2 | 542 | Nov 16, 2017 |
| Chaminade Resort & Spa | 3 | 446 | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Premiere Raspberries, LLC | 1 | 334 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| 440 Multiversity | 2 | 251 | Jun 18, 2020 |
| Dream Inn Santa Cruz-Dream Inn Hotel Associates LLC | 1 | 191 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Los Amigos Harvesting | 1 | 175 | Oct 10, 2018 |
| Couch Distributing Company Inc. | 2 | 168 | Apr 28, 2021 |
| Coastal Nursery | 2 | 160 | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Verve Coffee Roasters | 1 | 152 | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Goodwill Central Coast | 1 | 145 | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Culinary Enterprises Inc. dba Shadowbrook Restaurant | 1 | 145 | Mar 16, 2020 |
| Capitola Gayle's Inc. | 1 | 137 | Apr 6, 2020 |
| Benchmark Conference Resorts of California, LLC dba | 1 | 125 | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Seascape Beach Resort | 1 | 121 | May 15, 2020 |
| Elyxir Distributing LLC | 1 | 113 | Jun 16, 2020 |
Santa Cruz County by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-2026 | 5 | 2 | 89 |
| 2024-2025 | 1 | 1 | 605 |
| 2023-2024 | 5 | 4 | 171 |
| 2022-2023 | 3 | 3 | 148 |
| 2021-2022 | 10 | 5 | 2,458 |
| 2020-2021 | 9 | 1 | 784 |
| 2019-2020 | 36 | 6 | 4,093 |
| 2018-2019 | 3 | 3 | 309 |
| 2017-2018 | 3 | 3 | 543 |
| 2016-2017 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2015-2016 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| 2014-2015 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
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.
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.