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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPayment, Inc. | Ventura | Jul 18, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 | 30 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Kmart Corporation | Santa Barbara | Jul 12, 2018 | Oct 14, 2018 | 146 | Closure, permanent | 94 |
| Golden State Overnight Delivery Service, Inc. | Orange | Jun 12, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 | 66 | Layoff, permanent | 97 |
| Ingredion Incorporated | San Joaquin | Jul 12, 2018 | Oct 1, 2018 | 65 | Layoff, permanent | 81 |
| The J.M. Smucker Company | San Francisco | Jul 13, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | 100 | Closure, permanent | 110 |
| Golden State Overnight Delivery Service, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 | 72 | Layoff, permanent | 97 |
| Taylor Communications, Inc. | Alameda | Apr 30, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | 37 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Hub Group | Riverside | Jul 13, 2018 | Sep 11, 2018 | 6 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | Alameda | Jul 11, 2018 | Sep 12, 2018 | 149 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Banc of California, N.A. | Orange | Jun 26, 2018 | Jun 26, 2018 | 45 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Theranos, Inc. | Alameda | Apr 11, 2018 | Jun 11, 2018 | 125 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 9, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | 44 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Orange | Jul 9, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Cavium, Inc. | Orange | Jul 9, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | 35 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Cavium, Inc. | Placer | Jul 9, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| FHI, LLC | Riverside | Jul 6, 2018 | Sep 7, 2018 | 115 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Apple Gilroy, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 5, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | 51 | Closure, permanent | 67 |
| Aqua Metals, Inc. | Alameda | Jul 9, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | 12 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Minson Corporation | Los Angeles | Jul 5, 2018 | Sep 3, 2018 | 113 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Space Systems/Loral, LLC | Santa Clara | Jun 28, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 | 109 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Eagle Intermodal Services, Inc. | San Bernardino | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | 262 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Alameda | Jun 28, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 46 | Closure, permanent | 94 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Alameda | Jun 28, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 8 | Closure, permanent | 94 |
| Bethesda Lutheran Communities | Shasta | Jul 3, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | 34 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Alaska USA Federal Credit Union | San Bernardino | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | 135 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC | Orange | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | 161 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC | San Francisco | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | 138 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC | Sacramento | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | 124 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC | San Bernardino | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | 110 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC | San Bernardino | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | 88 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC | Alameda | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | 78 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
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.