Fiscal year 2015-2016 in numbers
Between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, California employers filed 723 WARN notices covering 69,361 workers. 305 were closures and 31 were marked temporary. Against 2014-2015 that is an increase of 13% in workers affected. The heaviest month was July 2015 with 8,574 workers in 63 notices.
Biggest layoffs of 2015-2016
| Employer | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motor North America | 2 | 3,100 |
| Gerawan Farming, Inc. | 1 | 2,551 |
| DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc. | 1 | 1,718 |
| Walmart | 9 | 1,652 |
| Boeing Company | 47 | 1,640 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | 4 | 1,476 |
| Freedom Communications, Inc. | 1 | 969 |
| PCM, Inc. | 1 | 968 |
| Fresh & Easy, LLC | 2 | 912 |
| Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | 10 | 899 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | 13 | 883 |
| Broadcom and Avago | 3 | 869 |
| Hyatt Regency Century Plaza | 1 | 796 |
| Sheraton Operating Corporation | 2 | 734 |
| Adecco USA, Inc. | 1 | 730 |
| USS-POSCO Industries | 1 | 661 |
| El Dorado Berry Farms, LLC | 1 | 654 |
| Haggen, Inc. | 7 | 620 |
| Chevron | 3 | 598 |
| Mandalay Berry Farms, Inc. | 1 | 565 |
| Intel Corporation | 2 | 565 |
| CST California Stations, Inc. | 22 | 556 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 5 | 544 |
| eBay Inc. | 1 | 538 |
| Abbott Vascular | 4 | 535 |
Month by month
| Month received | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | 63 | 8,574 |
| August 2015 | 56 | 5,890 |
| September 2015 | 48 | 4,864 |
| October 2015 | 67 | 6,102 |
| November 2015 | 39 | 2,940 |
| December 2015 | 62 | 8,552 |
| January 2016 | 74 | 6,617 |
| February 2016 | 80 | 6,799 |
| March 2016 | 46 | 3,860 |
| April 2016 | 62 | 5,210 |
| May 2016 | 84 | 5,067 |
| June 2016 | 42 | 4,886 |
By county
- Los Angeles174 notices, 16,509 workers
- Orange77 notices, 8,118 workers
- Santa Clara84 notices, 7,522 workers
- San Diego56 notices, 5,056 workers
- San Bernardino40 notices, 4,344 workers
- San Francisco47 notices, 3,474 workers
- Alameda48 notices, 3,402 workers
- Fresno7 notices, 2,962 workers
- Riverside23 notices, 1,973 workers
- Ventura19 notices, 1,734 workers
- Mariposa1 notices, 1,718 workers
- Contra Costa12 notices, 1,679 workers
- Sacramento17 notices, 1,531 workers
- Santa Barbara13 notices, 1,458 workers
- San Mateo16 notices, 1,331 workers
- Kern17 notices, 1,168 workers
- San Joaquin7 notices, 728 workers
- Monterey8 notices, 699 workers
- Napa4 notices, 505 workers
- Solano4 notices, 465 workers
- Sonoma6 notices, 441 workers
- Stanislaus7 notices, 392 workers
- Madera7 notices, 355 workers
- San Luis Obispo6 notices, 262 workers
- Marin5 notices, 254 workers
- Nevada1 notices, 253 workers
- Tulare3 notices, 207 workers
- El Dorado2 notices, 202 workers
- Butte2 notices, 131 workers
- Humboldt1 notices, 125 workers
- Merced2 notices, 122 workers
- Kings2 notices, 92 workers
- Sutter1 notices, 56 workers
- Santa Cruz1 notices, 48 workers
- Imperial1 notices, 29 workers
- Shasta1 notices, 10 workers
- Tuolumne1 notices, 6 workers
All notices, newest first
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| Employer | County | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerawan Farming, Inc. | Fresno | Dec 18, 2015 | Feb 25, 2016 | 2,551 | Closure, permanent | 69 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | San Francisco | Dec 16, 2015 | Dec 14, 2015 | 61 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| BAE SYSTEMS | San Francisco | Dec 16, 2015 | Dec 14, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation | San Bernardino | Dec 11, 2015 | Feb 15, 2016 | 69 | Closure, type not stated | 66 |
| Le Cordon Bleu North America, LLC | Los Angeles | Dec 15, 2015 | Feb 14, 2016 | 126 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Oakley, Inc. | Orange | Dec 11, 2015 | Feb 10, 2016 | 76 | Layoff, type not stated | 61 |
| Hudsloan Enterprises, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2015 | Feb 12, 2016 | 265 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Kern | Dec 8, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | 16 | Layoff, permanent | 7 under 60 |
| Morrison Healthcare | Butte | Dec 3, 2015 | Feb 19, 2016 | 87 | Closure, permanent | 78 |
| RSM Automotive, LLC, dba Santa | Orange | Dec 8, 2015 | Feb 6, 2016 | 77 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| MCC BB Property LLC | Santa Barbara | Dec 10, 2015 | Feb 8, 2016 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| PPG Industries | Fresno | Dec 11, 2015 | Jan 11, 2016 | 45 | Closure, temporary | 31 under 60 |
| Suchman, LLC | San Bernardino | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 32 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Tulare | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 29 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Santa Clara | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 25 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Fresno | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 22 | Layoff, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Stanislaus | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Solano | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Sacramento | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 20 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Santa Clara | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 18 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Suchman, LLC | Ventura | Dec 11, 2015 | Apr 1, 2016 | 16 | Closure, permanent | 112 |
| Alta Resources | Orange | Dec 10, 2015 | Feb 5, 2016 | 121 | Layoff, permanent | 57 under 60 |
| Anemostat, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2015 | Dec 7, 2015 | 89 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | Santa Clara | Nov 17, 2015 | Jan 18, 2016 | 54 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| abercrombie kids | Santa Clara | Nov 12, 2015 | Jan 9, 2016 | 41 | Closure, permanent | 58 under 60 |
| Bridgepoint Education, Inc. | San Diego | Dec 10, 2015 | Feb 8, 2016 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| El Dorado Hotel and Kitchen | Sonoma | Dec 4, 2015 | Feb 9, 2016 | 113 | Closure, temporary | 67 |
| SunEdison, Inc. | San Mateo | Dec 8, 2015 | Feb 8, 2016 | 14 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| SunEdison, Inc. | San Mateo | Dec 8, 2015 | Feb 8, 2016 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| C&J Well Services, Inc. | Kern | Dec 2, 2015 | Feb 2, 2016 | 161 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| KVS Transportation, Inc. | Kern | Dec 3, 2015 | Feb 3, 2016 | 111 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc. | San Mateo | Dec 7, 2015 | Feb 13, 2016 | 80 | Layoff, permanent | 68 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | Dec 1, 2015 | Feb 1, 2016 | 57 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Santa Fe Distributing, LLC | Sacramento | Nov 30, 2015 | Nov 30, 2015 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Santa Fe Distributing, LLC | Alameda | Nov 30, 2015 | Nov 30, 2015 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Santa Fe Distributing, LLC | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2015 | Nov 30, 2015 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| The Wet Seal, LLC | Orange | Dec 4, 2015 | Feb 5, 2016 | 20 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| ITT Corporation | Riverside | Dec 2, 2015 | Feb 1, 2016 | 18 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Santa Clara | Dec 7, 2015 | Feb 8, 2016 | 13 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| P.F. Chang’s China Bistro | Los Angeles | Nov 25, 2015 | Jan 24, 2016 | 86 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Schneider National Carriers, Inc. | San Bernardino | Dec 3, 2015 | Feb 5, 2016 | 65 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Volcano Corporation | Sacramento | Dec 4, 2015 | Feb 2, 2016 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Schneider National Carriers, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 3, 2015 | Feb 5, 2016 | 10 | Layoff, type not stated | 64 |
| CommScope | Santa Clara | Dec 2, 2015 | Feb 1, 2016 | 90 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Symantec Corporation | Santa Clara | Nov 30, 2015 | Dec 4, 2015 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| United Technologies Corporation | San Diego | Dec 2, 2015 | Jan 31, 2016 | 31 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Brinderson, L.P. | Monterey | Nov 25, 2015 | Dec 7, 2015 | 101 | Closure, permanent | 12 under 60 |
| Brinderson, L.P. | Kern | Nov 25, 2015 | Dec 7, 2015 | 88 | Closure, permanent | 12 under 60 |
| Brinderson, L.P. | Fresno | Nov 25, 2015 | Dec 7, 2015 | 84 | Closure, permanent | 12 under 60 |
| Brinderson, L.P. | Kern | Nov 25, 2015 | Dec 7, 2015 | 56 | Closure, permanent | 12 under 60 |
| Runaway Two Five Corporation | Los Angeles | Nov 24, 2015 | Jan 31, 2016 | 73 | Closure, temporary | 68 |
| YP Advertising & Publishing LLC | Alameda | Nov 30, 2015 | Feb 29, 2016 | 68 | Layoff, permanent | 91 |
| Ceradyne, Inc. | Orange | Nov 30, 2015 | Feb 1, 2016 | 65 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Bay Valley Foods | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2015 | Feb 29, 2016 | 62 | Closure, permanent | 91 |
| Boeing Company | Los Angeles | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 28 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Boeing Company | Orange | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 28 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Boeing Company | Los Angeles | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 10 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Kim Lighting | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2015 | Jan 15, 2016 | 160 | Closure, type not stated | 64 |
| Complete Genomics, Inc. | Santa Clara | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 158 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Rdio, Inc. | San Francisco | Nov 18, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 123 | Closure, permanent | 43 under 60 |
| Construction Specialty Service, Inc. dba | Kern | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 20, 2016 | 61 | Layoff, type not stated | 61 |
| Complete Genomics, Inc. | Santa Clara | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 15 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Safeway Inc. | Alameda | Nov 23, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 7 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Complete Genomics, Inc. | San Francisco | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 6 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| AT&T | Alameda | Nov 13, 2015 | Jan 18, 2016 | 92 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Plexus Corp. | Alameda | Nov 19, 2015 | Sep 30, 2016 | 204 | Closure, permanent | 316 |
| Wells Fargo | San Bernardino | Nov 18, 2015 | Jan 17, 2016 | 122 | Closure, type not stated | 60 |
| Macy's Century City Store | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2015 | Jan 16, 2016 | 117 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Exel Inc. | San Bernardino | Nov 11, 2015 | Jan 18, 2015 | 92 | Closure, permanent | 297 days after effective date |
| AT&T | Los Angeles | Nov 9, 2015 | Jan 5, 2016 | 99 | Layoff, permanent | 57 under 60 |
| SWAY Management LLC | Alameda | Nov 10, 2015 | Jan 11, 2016 | 102 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Forever 21 Retail, Inc. | San Luis Obispo | Nov 12, 2015 | Jan 6, 2016 | 72 | Closure, permanent | 55 under 60 |
| Hyundai Capital America | Orange | Nov 9, 2015 | Jan 8, 2016 | 41 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| GMRI, Inc. d/b/a Yard House | San Diego | Nov 7, 2015 | Nov 1, 2015 | 110 | Closure, permanent | 6 days after effective date |
| Golden State Drilling, Inc. | Kern | Nov 5, 2015 | Dec 10, 2015 | 104 | Layoff, permanent | 35 under 60 |
| Penske Logistics | Los Angeles | Nov 4, 2015 | Nov 24, 2015 | 54 | Layoff, permanent | 20 under 60 |
| Penske Logistics | Los Angeles | Nov 4, 2015 | Nov 24, 2015 | 6 | Closure, permanent | 20 under 60 |
| Boeing Company | Los Angeles | Oct 30, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 1 | Layoff, type not stated | 62 |
| Microsemi | Orange | Nov 6, 2015 | Jan 6, 2016 | 57 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| JC Entertainment Lighting Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 4, 2015 | Jan 7, 2016 | 169 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Scott's Restaurants, LLC | Orange | Oct 29, 2015 | Jan 3, 2016 | 106 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Boeing Company | Orange | Oct 30, 2015 | Jan 1, 2016 | 35 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Boeing Company | Los Angeles | Oct 30, 2015 | Jan 1, 2016 | 17 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Boeing Company | Los Angeles | Oct 30, 2015 | Jan 1, 2016 | 13 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 30, 2015 | Nov 3, 2015 | 126 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| Grill Concepts | Los Angeles | Oct 30, 2015 | Jan 3, 2016 | 49 | Closure, temporary | 65 |
| Verizon | Orange | Oct 30, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 171 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Greystone Manor | Los Angeles | Nov 2, 2015 | Jan 3, 2016 | 61 | Closure, temporary | 62 |
| CEVA Logistics | San Joaquin | Nov 1, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 56 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | San Francisco | Oct 26, 2015 | Oct 20, 2015 | 163 | Layoff, temporary | 6 days after effective date |
| LG NanoH2O | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2015 | Oct 26, 2015 | 83 | Layoff, permanent | 3 under 60 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Santa Clara | Oct 29, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 75 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Safeway Inc. | Alameda | Oct 30, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 23 | Layoff, type not stated | 62 |
| BAE SYSTEMS | San Francisco | Oct 26, 2015 | Oct 20, 2015 | 2 | Layoff, type not stated | 6 days after effective date |
| Vishay Siliconi | Santa Clara | Oct 29, 2015 | Mar 31, 2016 | 292 | Layoff, permanent | 154 |
| Raley's | Sacramento | Jun 26, 2015 | Sep 12, 2015 | 60 | Closure, permanent | 78 |
| Raley's | San Joaquin | Oct 22, 2015 | Dec 27, 2015 | 54 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Brice Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 | 33 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| CoreLogic | San Mateo | Oct 27, 2015 | Jan 4, 2016 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 69 |
| Haas Automation, Inc. | Ventura | Oct 22, 2015 | Oct 22, 2015 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
Source: California EDD WARN report for fiscal year 2015-2016. All years, layoff tracker home.
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.