Fiscal year 2017-2018 in numbers
Between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018, California employers filed 644 WARN notices covering 59,180 workers. 314 were closures and 15 were marked temporary. Against 2016-2017 that is a decrease of 2% in workers affected. The heaviest month was January 2018 with 7,236 workers in 76 notices.
Biggest layoffs of 2017-2018
| Employer | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca Foods Corporation | 1 | 1,975 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | 6 | 1,587 |
| Nestle USA, Inc. | 6 | 1,452 |
| Volume Services, Inc. dba Centerplate | 1 | 1,330 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 2 | 1,018 |
| SynerMed | 3 | 901 |
| Spartan Shops Inc. | 1 | 881 |
| Centerplate | 1 | 759 |
| Pacific Alliance Medical Center | 1 | 750 |
| JT3 LLC | 1 | 746 |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | 13 | 697 |
| Sams Club | 4 | 656 |
| San Diego Gaming Ventures, LLC | 1 | 650 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | 5 | 590 |
| Bank of America | 1 | 575 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3 | 569 |
| Brinderson | 3 | 554 |
| Dole Food Company, Inc. | 2 | 542 |
| Impax Laboratories LLC | 1 | 533 |
| Allergan, Inc. | 2 | 532 |
| HealthCare Conglomerate Associates, LLC | 1 | 524 |
| Quest Nutrition, LLC | 2 | 524 |
| BCBG Max Azria Group, LLC | 1 | 492 |
| Walmart | 2 | 489 |
| Broadspectrum Downstream Services, Inc. | 3 | 460 |
Month by month
| Month received | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | 47 | 3,564 |
| August 2017 | 46 | 3,802 |
| September 2017 | 61 | 4,546 |
| October 2017 | 61 | 5,753 |
| November 2017 | 57 | 6,619 |
| December 2017 | 32 | 2,411 |
| January 2018 | 76 | 7,236 |
| February 2018 | 41 | 3,692 |
| March 2018 | 40 | 4,835 |
| April 2018 | 64 | 6,108 |
| May 2018 | 68 | 6,089 |
| June 2018 | 51 | 4,525 |
By county
- Los Angeles180 notices, 15,945 workers
- Santa Clara67 notices, 7,432 workers
- San Diego51 notices, 5,569 workers
- Orange78 notices, 5,328 workers
- San Francisco30 notices, 3,206 workers
- Kern10 notices, 2,391 workers
- Alameda23 notices, 2,291 workers
- Stanislaus3 notices, 2,138 workers
- San Bernardino33 notices, 1,770 workers
- Ventura19 notices, 1,518 workers
- Tulare7 notices, 1,384 workers
- Riverside20 notices, 1,153 workers
- Monterey7 notices, 1,131 workers
- Sacramento18 notices, 908 workers
- Contra Costa10 notices, 792 workers
- San Mateo12 notices, 774 workers
- San Joaquin10 notices, 721 workers
- Fresno14 notices, 703 workers
- Placer8 notices, 688 workers
- Santa Cruz3 notices, 543 workers
- Solano7 notices, 440 workers
- Napa4 notices, 367 workers
- Butte3 notices, 287 workers
- Nevada2 notices, 249 workers
- Santa Barbara5 notices, 248 workers
- Merced2 notices, 221 workers
- Shasta4 notices, 217 workers
- Kings1 notices, 205 workers
- Marin2 notices, 139 workers
- Tuolumne1 notices, 135 workers
- Yolo2 notices, 80 workers
- Sonoma2 notices, 69 workers
- Humboldt1 notices, 52 workers
- San Luis Obispo1 notices, 50 workers
- Mendocino1 notices, 32 workers
- Imperial1 notices, 2 workers
- Yuba1 notices, 1 workers
- Calaveras1 notices, 1 workers
All notices, newest first
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| Employer | County | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker School Uniforms | Los Angeles | Nov 14, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 | Closure, permanent | 47 under 60 |
| Specialty Commodities, Inc. | San Joaquin | Nov 13, 2017 | Jan 30, 2018 | 63 | Closure, permanent | 78 |
| Parker School Uniforms | Sacramento | Nov 14, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 1 | Closure, permanent | 47 under 60 |
| Infinera Corporation | Santa Clara | Nov 7, 2017 | Nov 8, 2017 | 73 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Actelion | San Mateo | Nov 3, 2017 | Feb 28, 2018 | 34 | Layoff, permanent | 117 |
| Zenith Education Group Zenith Education Group (Zenith) | Orange | Nov 3, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 | 29 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| United Denim, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 164 | Closure, permanent | 45 under 60 |
| Universal Alloy Corporation | Orange | Aug 3, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | 111 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| CSS Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation | Ventura | Nov 8, 2017 | Mar 31, 2018 | 39 | Closure, permanent | 143 |
| Collection Technology, Inc. | San Bernardino | Nov 9, 2017 | Jan 2, 2018 | 13 | Layoff, permanent | 54 under 60 |
| Renovate America, Inc. | San Diego | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | 100 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Latitude 45 Catering, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 33 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Telltale, Inc. | Marin | Nov 7, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 | 90 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Robert Talbott Inc. | Monterey | Nov 7, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 | 38 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Nestle USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 9, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 | 498 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Symantec Corporation | Santa Clara | Oct 31, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | 31 | Layoff, permanent | 31 under 60 |
| Symantec Corporation | San Francisco | Oct 31, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 31 under 60 |
| Cormac, Inc. California Corporation | Riverside | Nov 3, 2017 | Jan 5, 2018 | 113 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| C.T. Mac, Inc. | Riverside | Nov 3, 2017 | Jan 5, 2018 | 81 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| C.T. Mac, Inc. | Orange | Nov 3, 2017 | Jan 5, 2018 | 73 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. | Orange | Jul 24, 2017 | Sep 24, 2017 | 72 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Schneider Electric | Fresno | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 18 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Boeing Company | Orange | Oct 27, 2017 | Jan 1, 2018 | 9 | Layoff, type not stated | 66 |
| Boeing Company | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2017 | Jan 1, 2018 | 6 | Layoff, type not stated | 66 |
| REA 2003-1, LLC dba Saddle Ranch | Los Angeles | Nov 2, 2017 | Jan 2, 2018 | 124 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Amgen | Ventura | Nov 1, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 121 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | San Diego | Nov 2, 2017 | Jan 2, 2018 | 53 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Genentech, Inc. | Solano | Nov 1, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 128 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Bridgestone Bandag | Los Angeles | Nov 1, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 65 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Eurest Services, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 27, 2017 | Jan 1, 2018 | 169 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Novo Health Services | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2017 | Feb 2, 2018 | 86 | Closure, permanent | 102 |
| F and S Distributing Company, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| HealthCare Conglomerate Associates, LLC | Tulare | Oct 26, 2017 | Oct 29, 2017 | 524 | Closure, temporary | 3 under 60 |
| C and D Zodiac, Inc. | Orange | Oct 27, 2017 | Jan 14, 2018 | 177 | Closure, permanent | 79 |
| Broadspectrum Downstream Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 255 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| McKesson Corporation | San Francisco | Oct 25, 2017 | Jan 1, 2018 | 129 | Closure, permanent | 68 |
| Broadspectrum Downstream Services, Inc. | Contra Costa | Oct 25, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 113 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| Scoobeez San Diego | San Diego | Sep 13, 2017 | Nov 9, 2017 | 94 | Closure, permanent | 57 under 60 |
| Joseph Cozza Salon Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 24, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | 54 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Hemming Horse LLP (HM LLP) | San Mateo | Oct 27, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 30 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Joseph Cozza Salon Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 24, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Hemming Horse LLP (HM LLP) | Contra Costa | Oct 27, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 5 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Hemming Horse LLP (HM LLP) | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Hemming Horse LLP (HM LLP) | San Francisco | Oct 27, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 1 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Juniper Networks, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 24, 2017 | Dec 27, 2017 | 123 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 26, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| PharMerica Corporation | San Bernardino | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 37 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| PharMerica Corporation | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 42 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| PharMerica Corporation | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 20 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| PharMerica Corporation | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 14 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| PharMerica Corporation | Riverside | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 9 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| PharMerica Corporation | San Diego | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 8 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Bouchon Beverly Hills, L.P. | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2017 | Dec 23, 2017 | 137 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| PharMerica (8842-Westminster-KHPS Facility | Orange | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 49 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Boeing Company | Orange | Oct 13, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | 46 | Layoff, type not stated | 35 under 60 |
| PharMerica (8895 Los Angeles-KHPS Facility | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 22 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| PharMerica (8822-San Francisco-KHPS | Alameda | Oct 23, 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 15 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| YesVideo, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 20, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 99 | Closure, permanent | 72 |
| Boeing Company | Los Angeles | Oct 13, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 38 | Layoff, type not stated | 63 |
| Capital One, N.A. | San Francisco | Oct 19, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 | 132 | Layoff, permanent | 81 |
| Pacific Steel Casting Company LLC | Alameda | Oct 17, 2017 | Dec 17, 2017 | 106 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Murrays Iron Works | Los Angeles | Oct 13, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 | 46 | Closure, permanent | 70 |
| Museum of Ice Cream, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Oct 17, 2017 | Dec 18, 2017 | 114 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Nokia USA Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 19, 2017 | Dec 21, 2017 | 72 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 18, 2017 | Jan 2, 2018 | 69 | Closure, permanent | 76 |
| Nestle USA, Inc. | Kern | Sep 23, 2017 | Nov 26, 2017 | 679 | Layoff, temporary | 64 |
| Sea World LLC | San Diego | Oct 18, 2017 | Dec 17, 2017 | 79 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| PIRCH | San Diego | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 9, 2017 | 78 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Edmunds.com, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 16, 2017 | Dec 16, 2017 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Louis Vuitton USA Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 17, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 4 | Closure, permanent | 75 |
| Laurmark Enterprises Inc. dba BAK Industries | Los Angeles | Oct 11, 2017 | Dec 10, 2017 | 199 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| National Planning Holdings, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 16, 2017 | Nov 1, 2017 | 163 | Layoff, type not stated | 16 under 60 |
| St. John Knits, Inc. | Orange | Oct 12, 2017 | Dec 11, 2017 | 72 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Laurmark Enterprises Inc. dba BAK Industries | Los Angeles | Oct 11, 2017 | Dec 10, 2017 | 62 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Jacobs Field Services North America Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 16, 2017 | 157 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| ATA Retail Services, LLC | Alameda | Oct 13, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 74 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Jacobs Field Services North America Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 16, 2017 | 19 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| Schneider Electric | Fresno | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 13, 2017 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Andersen Hotels, Inc. dba Hotel Laguna | Orange | Oct 12, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 121 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Swissport SA, LLC | San Mateo | Oct 5, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 68 | Layoff, permanent | 71 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 11, 2017 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Nestle USA, Inc. | Tulare | Oct 7, 2017 | Dec 9, 2017 | 217 | Layoff, temporary | 63 |
| Essendant Co. | Los Angeles | Oct 6, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 123 | Closure, permanent | 70 |
| KeHE Monterrey Provisions, LLC | San Diego | Oct 4, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | 91 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Brier Oak on Sunset, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 2, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | 128 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Swissport SA, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 3, 2017 | Dec 3, 2017 | 280 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| CVS Pharmacy, Inc. | Orange | Oct 3, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 39 | Layoff, permanent | 73 |
| CVS Pharmacy, Inc. | San Joaquin | Oct 3, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | 14 | Layoff, permanent | 73 |
| CareFusion Resources, LLC | San Diego | Sep 25, 2017 | Oct 2, 2017 | 82 | Layoff, permanent | 7 under 60 |
| Symantec Corporation | Santa Clara | Sep 29, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 | 21 | Layoff, permanent | 5 under 60 |
| Victor Treatment Centers | San Joaquin | Sep 17, 2017 | Nov 21, 2017 | 101 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 28, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | 13 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Allergan, Inc. | Orange | Aug 18, 2017 | Oct 23, 2017 | 111 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Santa Clara | Sep 27, 2017 | Dec 7, 2017 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 71 |
| Molina Healthcare of California, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 28, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Stearns Lending, LLC | Orange | Sep 21, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | 112 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Stearns Lending, LLC | Orange | Sep 21, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | 47 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Stearns Lending, LLC | Sonoma | Sep 21, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | 6 | Closure, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Santa Clara | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 26, 2017 | 310 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| PAE Aviation and Technical Services LLC | Kern | Aug 31, 2017 | Oct 31, 2017 | 293 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
Source: California EDD WARN report for fiscal year 2017-2018. 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.