Fiscal year 2018-2019 in numbers
Between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019, California employers filed 831 WARN notices covering 72,578 workers. 440 were closures and 31 were marked temporary. Against 2017-2018 that is an increase of 23% in workers affected. The heaviest month was October 2018 with 9,518 workers in 106 notices.
Biggest layoffs of 2018-2019
Month by month
| Month received | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | 48 | 4,855 |
| August 2018 | 61 | 6,550 |
| September 2018 | 33 | 2,829 |
| October 2018 | 106 | 9,518 |
| November 2018 | 58 | 5,961 |
| December 2018 | 57 | 6,519 |
| January 2019 | 58 | 6,599 |
| February 2019 | 82 | 5,337 |
| March 2019 | 77 | 5,657 |
| April 2019 | 93 | 7,302 |
| May 2019 | 100 | 5,991 |
| June 2019 | 58 | 5,460 |
By county
- Los Angeles212 notices, 16,339 workers
- Santa Clara102 notices, 9,463 workers
- Alameda51 notices, 6,389 workers
- Orange69 notices, 5,366 workers
- San Diego51 notices, 5,194 workers
- San Francisco45 notices, 3,605 workers
- Riverside34 notices, 3,168 workers
- San Bernardino41 notices, 2,962 workers
- Kern18 notices, 2,270 workers
- San Mateo29 notices, 2,096 workers
- San Joaquin19 notices, 1,760 workers
- Ventura20 notices, 1,590 workers
- Butte6 notices, 1,530 workers
- Contra Costa20 notices, 1,469 workers
- Sacramento22 notices, 1,459 workers
- Stanislaus12 notices, 1,133 workers
- Placer10 notices, 963 workers
- Tulare7 notices, 883 workers
- Fresno10 notices, 835 workers
- Solano7 notices, 797 workers
- Monterey2 notices, 721 workers
- Santa Barbara6 notices, 527 workers
- Nevada2 notices, 521 workers
- Santa Cruz3 notices, 309 workers
- Sonoma7 notices, 270 workers
- San Benito1 notices, 156 workers
- Marin2 notices, 131 workers
- Imperial3 notices, 111 workers
- Glenn1 notices, 85 workers
- Kings1 notices, 83 workers
- San Luis Obispo4 notices, 80 workers
- El Dorado2 notices, 74 workers
- Shasta4 notices, 70 workers
- Merced2 notices, 59 workers
- Napa2 notices, 43 workers
- Yolo2 notices, 36 workers
- Mendocino1 notices, 30 workers
- Tuolumne1 notices, 1 workers
All notices, newest first
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| Employer | County | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas Technologies, LLC | Santa Clara | Apr 27, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | 121 | Layoff, permanent | 3 under 60 |
| Western Digital Technology, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | 66 | Closure, permanent | 19 under 60 |
| Mexicali, Inc. | Kern | Oct 25, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 55 | Closure, permanent | 67 |
| Western Digital Technology, Inc. | Orange | Oct 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | 51 | Layoff, permanent | 19 under 60 |
| Stockton Spaghetti Restaurant, Inc. dba The Old | San Joaquin | Oct 25, 2018 | Dec 30, 2018 | 51 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Conduent Education Services, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2018 | Jan 25, 2019 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 92 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | San Diego | Oct 18, 2018 | Dec 17, 2018 | 166 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Bottling Group, LLC | Orange | Oct 23, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | 95 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| PVH Neckwear, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 24, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 94 | Closure, permanent | 68 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | San Mateo | Nov 28, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 | 75 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Graystone Public Affairs, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | 80 | Closure, permanent | 16 under 60 |
| Arm, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 23, 2018 | Oct 23, 2018 | 70 | Layoff, type not stated | 0 under 60 |
| Graystone Public Affairs, LLC | Riverside | Oct 21, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | 55 | Closure, permanent | 16 under 60 |
| National General Management Corp. | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 54 | Closure, permanent | 69 |
| Jabil Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 18, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | 562 | Closure, temporary | 64 |
| Jabil Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 18, 2018 | Dec 26, 2018 | 289 | Closure, temporary | 69 |
| JCPenney | Orange | May 29, 2018 | Aug 2, 2018 | 278 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Super Deluxe, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 19, 2018 | Dec 19, 2018 | 103 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Bon Appetit | San Francisco | Oct 18, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | 91 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| DigiCert, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 22, 2018 | Oct 26, 2018 | 73 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| Jack in the Box Inc. | San Diego | Oct 22, 2018 | Jan 4, 2019 | 66 | Layoff, permanent | 74 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Stanislaus | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 68 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Imperial | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 57 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Merced | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 48 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 19 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Stanislaus | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 18 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Merced | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Imperial | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 10 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Kern | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 106 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Orange | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 106 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 101 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Sacramento | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 80 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 79 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Orange | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 19 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Sacramento | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 5 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Jabil Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 18, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 | 220 | Closure, temporary | 63 |
| Los Amigos Harvesting | Santa Cruz | Oct 10, 2018 | Apr 1, 2019 | 175 | Closure, permanent | 173 |
| Jabil Inc. | San Diego | Oct 18, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | 99 | Closure, temporary | 64 |
| Kmart Corporation | Riverside | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 93 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Kmart Corporation | Kings | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 83 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Kmart Corporation | Kern | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 68 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Kmart Corporation | Tulare | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 64 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Kmart Corporation | Stanislaus | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 62 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Kmart Corporation | San Bernardino | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 59 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Raytheon Raytheon Company | San Bernardino | Oct 19, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 57 | Closure, permanent | 73 |
| Kmart Corporation | El Dorado | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 55 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| CTC myCFO | Santa Clara | Oct 16, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 51 | Layoff, permanent | 76 |
| Metal Partners International | Kern | Oct 16, 2018 | Dec 16, 2018 | 9 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley | Kern | Oct 18, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| West Coast Warehouse, Inc. | San Bernardino | Oct 11, 2018 | Dec 26, 2018 | 18 | Closure, permanent | 76 |
| Boardriders, Inc. | Riverside | Oct 3, 2018 | Dec 4, 2018 | 270 | Layoff, temporary | 62 |
| MD2 Industries, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 11, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | 158 | Closure, temporary | 74 |
| Warner Media, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 1 | Layoff, type not stated | 83 |
| CareFusion Resources, LLC | San Diego | Oct 5, 2018 | Oct 12, 2018 | 102 | Layoff, permanent | 7 under 60 |
| Brinderson | Contra Costa | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 | 99 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Providence Industries, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 26, 2018 | 96 | Closure, temporary | 77 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Health Plan | Los Angeles | Oct 2, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 | 69 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| TDG Operations, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | 60 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Alameda | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | 49 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | 15 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Riverside | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | 14 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Alameda | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Contra Costa | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Nestle USA, Inc. | Kern | Oct 1, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 769 | Closure, temporary | 60 |
| Nestle USA, Inc. | Tulare | Oct 1, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 273 | Closure, temporary | 60 |
| Concentra Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 6, 2018 | Apr 7, 2018 | 182 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Total Airport Services, LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 4, 2018 | Dec 9, 2018 | 111 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Urban Fulfillment Services, LLC | Ventura | Oct 1, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 | 85 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Crispin Porter Bogusky LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 4, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 13 | Closure, permanent | 88 |
| NC Interactive, LLC | Orange | Sep 13, 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | 52 | Layoff, type not stated | 0 under 60 |
| Bayer US LLC | Alameda | Oct 2, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 | 227 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Brinderson | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2018 | Dec 6, 2018 | 115 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| Brinderson | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2018 | Dec 6, 2018 | 110 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | Placer | Sep 27, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 78 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| New Avon LLC | Los Angeles | Jul 13, 2018 | Oct 5, 2018 | 77 | Closure, permanent | 84 |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | Solano | Sep 27, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 77 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | Ventura | Sep 27, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 69 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | Kern | Oct 2, 2018 | Oct 30, 2018 | 20 | Layoff, permanent | 28 under 60 |
| Pyramid Building Maintenance Company DBA | Santa Clara | Sep 7, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Twin Arbors Athletic Club | San Joaquin | Sep 27, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 143 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Healthy Living Network | Alameda | Sep 28, 2018 | Dec 2, 2018 | 128 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2018 | Mar 29, 2019 | 72 | Layoff, type not stated | 179 |
| Alpine Electronics Research of America, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2018 | Mar 29, 2019 | 56 | Layoff, type not stated | 179 |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne | Sacramento | Sep 28, 2018 | Nov 29, 2018 | 120 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Wells Fargo | San Bernardino | Apr 25, 2018 | Jun 22, 2018 | 86 | Closure, type not stated | 58 under 60 |
| Century Blinds, Inc. | Riverside | Oct 1, 2018 | Nov 26, 2018 | 59 | Closure, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| Conduent Education Services, LLC | Los Angeles | Sep 28, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | 18 | Layoff, permanent | 91 |
| American Career College, Inc - Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sep 28, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. | Sacramento | Sep 28, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 8 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Jackpot Harvesting Company, Inc. | Monterey | Sep 17, 2018 | Jan 15, 2019 | 256 | Closure, permanent | 120 |
| Jabil Inc. | Alameda | Sep 21, 2018 | Nov 19, 2018 | 343 | Closure, temporary | 59 under 60 |
| Jabil Inc. | Alameda | Sep 21, 2018 | Nov 19, 2018 | 92 | Closure, temporary | 59 under 60 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | Kern | Feb 5, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | 174 | Layoff, permanent | 55 under 60 |
| Vital Therapies, Inc. | San Diego | Sep 19, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | 83 | Layoff, permanent | 5 days after effective date |
| Color Spot Nurseries | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | 52 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Masonite Corporation | San Joaquin | Sep 18, 2018 | Mar 19, 2019 | 131 | Closure, permanent | 182 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | San Diego | Sep 19, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | 94 | Layoff, type not stated | 62 |
| VeriFone, Inc. | Santa Clara | Sep 19, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 69 | Layoff, permanent | 11 under 60 |
| Golden State Overnight Delivery Service, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2018 | Oct 3, 2018 | 67 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Hollar, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 23 | Layoff, permanent | 103 |
Source: California EDD WARN report for fiscal year 2018-2019. 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.