Layoff notices in Ventura County at a glance
Ventura County employers have filed 440 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 30,627 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 6, 2026. 97 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 (221 workers), Manufacturing (147 workers), Healthcare and Social Assistance (108 workers).
Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first
162 notices, 11,537 workers, page 2 of 2. Show all years.
| Employer | City | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Container Store | Oxnard | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 33 | Closure, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| CarMax Oxnard | Oxnard | Apr 8, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | 192 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | Westlake Village | Apr 2, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | 74 | Layoff, temporary | 3 days after effective date |
| H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP | Oxnard | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 5, 2020 | 34 | Layoff, temporary | 1 days after effective date |
| H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP | Thousand Oaks | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 5, 2020 | 23 | Layoff, temporary | 1 days after effective date |
| HRLY Retail LLC | Camarillo | Apr 2, 2020 | Apr 7, 2020 | 12 | Layoff, temporary | 5 COVID order |
| Systems Pavers, Inc. | Newbury Park | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | 9 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Stacked Restaurants dba Stacked Restaurant the Oaks Mall | Thousand Oaks | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 51 | Layoff, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP | Ventura | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 5, 2020 | 13 | Layoff, temporary | 1 days after effective date |
| Rescue Mission Alliance | Oxnard | Apr 3, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 65 | Closure, temporary | 14 days after effective date |
| Earthbar, LLC | Thousand Oaks | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 8 | Closure, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Vince, LLC | Camarillo | Apr 2, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | 8 | Layoff, temporary | 3 days after effective date |
| AmTote International, Inc. - Viejas Casino & Turf Club | Ventura | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 4 days after effective date |
| ColourPop Cosmetics, LLC | Oxnard | Apr 2, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 355 | Layoff, temporary | 10 days after effective date |
| Channel Islands YMCA | Ventura | Mar 18, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 257 | Closure, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Beta Beauty, LLC | Oxnard | Apr 2, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 105 | Layoff, temporary | 10 days after effective date |
| Cinemark USA Inc. dba Century River Park 16 | Oxnard | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 77 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| The Spatz Corporation | Oxnard | Apr 2, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 63 | Layoff, temporary | 10 days after effective date |
| Town Sports International, LLC | Westlake Village | Apr 2, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | 60 | Layoff, temporary | 17 days after effective date |
| Town Sports International, LLC | Westlake Village | Apr 2, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | 60 | Layoff, temporary | 17 days after effective date |
| Neiman Marcus - San Francisco Store | Camarillo | Apr 2, 2020 | Apr 5, 2020 | 22 | Layoff, temporary | 3 COVID order |
| Paper Source | Thousand Oaks | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | 10 | Layoff, temporary | 2 COVID order |
| Cinemark USA Inc. dba Century 10 Downtown | Ventura | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 35 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| BJ's Restaurants, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 194 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Southeast Ventura County YMCA | Thousand Oaks | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 304 | Layoff, type not stated | 6 COVID order |
| Cho Cho San, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Mar 28, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | 46 | Layoff, permanent | 2 COVID order |
| Equino | Thousand Oaks | Mar 30, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 40 | Layoff, temporary | 4 COVID order |
| RETAIL SMART GUYS | Westlake Village | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 15, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 12 days after effective date |
| Grace GCCA LLC | Newbury Park | Mar 21, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | 9 | Layoff, temporary | 4 COVID order |
| RUSNAK-WESTLAKE | Thousand Oaks | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | Thousand Oaks | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 193 | Layoff, temporary | 6 days after effective date |
| The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | Oxnard | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 170 | Layoff, temporary | 6 days after effective date |
| Islands Restaurants | Simi Valley | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 79 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. | Moorpark | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 68 | Closure, temporary | 4 days after effective date |
| STONE FIRE GRILL | Thousand Oaks | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | 49 | Layoff, temporary | 1 COVID order |
| The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated dba RockSugar Incorporated | Thousand Oaks | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 37 | Layoff, temporary | 6 days after effective date |
| Clarks Americas, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | 25 | Closure, temporary | 20 days after effective date |
| Ojai Valley Inn | Ojai | Mar 24, 2020 | Apr 12, 2020 | 719 | Layoff, temporary | 19 COVID order |
| Boppell Wintringham Inc dba Ventura Toyota | Ventura | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 73 | Layoff, temporary | 1 days after effective date |
| Ventura Volkswagen | Ventura | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 26 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| Five-Star Audiovisual, Inc. | Ojai | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 7 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| Moon Valley Nurseries | Fillmore | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 8 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Residence Inn Oxnard | Oxnard | Mar 21, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 60 | Layoff, type not stated | 1 days after effective date |
| The Walking Company | Westlake Village | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 25 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Finney's Crafthouse | Ventura | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 82 | Layoff, type not stated | 0 COVID order |
| Finney's Crafthouse | Westlake Village | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 46 | Layoff, type not stated | 0 COVID order |
| Players Casino | Ventura | Mar 19, 2020 | Mar 14, 2020 | 183 | Closure, temporary | 5 days after effective date |
| Tarantula Hill Brewing Company, LLC | Thousand Oaks | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 71 | Layoff, permanent | 5 days after effective date |
| LJT Flowers Inc. | Oxnard | Feb 25, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | 15 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | Simi Valley | Jan 8, 2020 | Mar 7, 2020 | 7 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Cool Pak, LLC | Oxnard | Nov 26, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | 3 | Closure, permanent | 3 under 60 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch - HCo. | Thousand Oaks | Nov 26, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | 34 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Transform SR LLC | Ventura | Nov 8, 2019 | Feb 16, 2020 | 101 | Closure, permanent | 100 |
| Forever 21 Retail, Inc. | Ventura | Nov 14, 2019 | Jan 5, 2020 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 52 under 60 |
| Perfect Promotional Products, LLC. | Camarillo | Nov 13, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | 145 | Closure, permanent | 79 |
| TitleMax of California, Inc. | Simi Valley | Nov 8, 2019 | May 1, 2020 | 3 | Closure, permanent | 175 |
| Amgen | Thousand Oaks | Oct 29, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 172 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Cerner Corporation | Simi Valley | Oct 1, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | 57 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| interface rehab, inc. | Oxnard | Sep 9, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 21 under 60 |
| rePlanet LLC | Moorpark | Aug 5, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 2 days after effective date |
| CoorsTek, Inc. | Ventura | Aug 13, 2019 | Oct 13, 2019 | 268 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Providence Medical Institute | Ventura | Jul 17, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
Largest layoffs in Ventura County since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojai Valley Inn | 4 | 3,115 | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Amgen | 9 | 2,989 | Mar 16, 2023 |
| ColourPop Cosmetics, LLC | 7 | 790 | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Mandalay Berry Farms, Inc. | 1 | 565 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Westlake Wellbeing Properties, LLC dba Four Seasons Hotel Westlake | 1 | 555 | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Players Casino | 4 | 487 | Mar 27, 2021 |
| Houweling Nurseries Oxnard Inc. | 1 | 486 | Jun 7, 2021 |
| Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties | 2 | 459 | May 15, 2020 |
| Silver Star Auto Group | 2 | 456 | Apr 27, 2020 |
| Bank of America | 6 | 402 | Jun 6, 2019 |
| Milgard Manufacturing LLC | 1 | 397 | Mar 25, 2025 |
| DW Berry Farms, LLC | 1 | 380 | Jul 23, 2018 |
| The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | 2 | 363 | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Atara Biotherapeutics | 8 | 351 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | 1 | 328 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. - Olive Garden | 1 | 323 | May 6, 2020 |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | 3 | 304 | Apr 20, 2020 |
| Southeast Ventura County YMCA | 1 | 304 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Pennymac | 18 | 283 | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Urban Fulfillment Services, LLC | 2 | 277 | Oct 1, 2018 |
Ventura County by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 17 | 1 | 485 |
| 2025-2026 | 25 | 14 | 1,732 |
| 2024-2025 | 24 | 13 | 1,837 |
| 2023-2024 | 21 | 8 | 1,697 |
| 2022-2023 | 26 | 3 | 1,187 |
| 2021-2022 | 18 | 5 | 653 |
| 2020-2021 | 68 | 26 | 4,677 |
| 2019-2020 | 162 | 36 | 11,537 |
| 2018-2019 | 20 | 12 | 1,590 |
| 2017-2018 | 19 | 12 | 1,518 |
| 2016-2017 | 13 | 8 | 1,170 |
| 2015-2016 | 19 | 11 | 1,734 |
| 2014-2015 | 8 | 3 | 810 |
Cities in Ventura County with notices
- Oxnard104 notices, 7,712 workers
- Thousand Oaks86 notices, 6,639 workers
- Ventura65 notices, 3,766 workers
- Ojai6 notices, 3,155 workers
- Camarillo54 notices, 2,755 workers
- Simi Valley49 notices, 2,311 workers
- Newbury Park17 notices, 2,195 workers
- Westlake Village32 notices, 1,404 workers
- Moorpark14 notices, 473 workers
- Santa Paula3 notices, 95 workers
- Somis1 notices, 74 workers
- Fillmore2 notices, 21 workers
- Oak View1 notices, 20 workers
- Point Mugu Nawc3 notices, 7 workers
- Port Hueneme2 notices, 4 workers
Local help after a layoff in Ventura
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Ventura 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 Ventura 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.