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California Mass Layoffs
197,418 workers across 1,136 WARN filings. California's WARN threshold is 75+ workers — stricter than the federal 100-employee floor.
- 197,418
- Workers affected
- 1,136
- Notices filed
- 75+
- WARN threshold
- 2026
- Latest notice
This page collects every WARN Act notice on record for California — 197,418 workers across 1136 filings. The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 requires employers with 100 or more staff to give 60 days' written notice before a mass layoff (500+ workers at a site, or 50+ when that is at least a third of the workforce) or a plant closing; California reports through its own rapid-response and dislocated-worker program. Each notice below lists the employer, the number of jobs affected, the location, and the filing date, drawn directly from the state's published filings — use them to see which employers and industries are cutting, and when.
California WARN threshold: Employers must file WARN notices when laying off 75+ workers. California has a stricter threshold than the federal 100-employee minimum.
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Loveridge Road Pittsburg · Mar 17, 2026
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Costa Mesa · Mar 17, 2026
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Monroe Avenue Murrieta · Mar 16, 2026
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Street Oakland · Mar 13, 2026
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Building C El Dorado Hills · Mar 13, 2026
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Building B El Dorado Hills · Mar 13, 2026
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Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach · Mar 13, 2026
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Canoga Avenue Woodland Hills · Mar 13, 2026
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Zinfandel Drive Rancho Cordova · Mar 13, 2026
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San Diego · Mar 13, 2026
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Reynolds Ranch Parkway Lodi · Mar 13, 2026
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Bechelli Lane Redding · Mar 13, 2026
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Catalina Street San Leandro · Mar 12, 2026
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Shaw Road South San Francisco · Mar 12, 2026
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Costa Mesa · Mar 11, 2026
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University Avenue San Diego · Mar 11, 2026
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San Francisco · Mar 11, 2026
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Fink Road Crows Landing · Mar 11, 2026
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Unit F Ontario · Mar 9, 2026
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Canoga Park · Mar 6, 2026
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Bristol Street Costa Mesa · Mar 6, 2026
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El Paseo Palm Desert · Mar 6, 2026
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Langford Lake Road Fort Irwin · Mar 6, 2026
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Santa Maria · Mar 6, 2026
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Tustin · Mar 5, 2026
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Milpitas · Mar 5, 2026
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Milpitas · Mar 5, 2026
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Milpitas · Mar 5, 2026
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San Diego · Mar 4, 2026
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Camino Santa Fe Suite E and F San Diego · Mar 4, 2026
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Reading California's WARN Act Filings
California has 1,136 WARN notices on record affecting 197,418 workers, with the most recent filing dated Mar 17, 2026. Reporting floor: 75+ workers (stricter than federal — captures mid-sized layoffs the federal threshold misses).
Average notice size: 174 workers — mid-scale restructuring (department-level cuts, capacity consolidation). WARN Act framework + worker rights →
A few caveats are worth keeping in mind when you read these numbers. WARN notices are advance warnings, not confirmed outcomes — some filings are later withdrawn, postponed, or end up affecting fewer people than first projected, while voluntary buyouts and slow attrition never appear in this dataset at all. The law also exempts smaller employers and any layoff below the reporting threshold, so a quiet state on this page is not automatically a healthy labor market; it may simply file fewer covered notices. Treat these totals as a floor on visible disruption and a timeline of the largest, best-documented cuts, then open an individual notice to see the employer, the location, and the effective date behind each figure.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many WARN Act layoffs have occurred in California? ▼
California has 1136 WARN Act notices on file, affecting a total of 197,418 workers. The average notice affects 174 workers.
What is the WARN Act threshold in California? ▼
California requires WARN Act notification when employers lay off 75 or more workers. This is stricter than the federal threshold of 100 employees, meaning more layoffs are captured in California.
Does California have its own mini-WARN Act? ▼
Yes, California has a state-level WARN law with a lower threshold of 75 employees, providing broader worker protections than the federal law.
What should I do if my employer files a WARN notice in California? ▼
If your employer files a WARN notice, you are entitled to 60 days advance notification. You should immediately file for unemployment benefits through California's workforce agency, explore COBRA health coverage options, and contact your local rapid response team for retraining programs.
Where does this California layoff data come from? ▼
This data comes from official WARN Act filings submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor and state workforce agencies. Employers are legally required to report mass layoffs and plant closings meeting WARN thresholds.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Related
Top California employers by workers laid off
Total workers across all WARN Act filings, per employer
- Disney
Disney
35,000 workers
- Amazon
Amazon
32,745 workers
- Meta Platforms
Meta Platforms
21,000 workers
- Google 12,000
Google
12,000 workers
- Cisco Systems 9,000
Cisco Systems
9,000 workers
- Salesforce 7,000
Salesforce
7,000 workers
- Uber Technologies 6,700
Uber Technologies
6,700 workers
- HP 4,000
HP
4,000 workers
What this shows A handful of large employers account for most of California's reported layoffs.
Source: State labor departments — WARN Act notices California WARN Act mass-layoff filings · 2026 WARN notices required by federal law for mass layoffs of 50+ workers; state-by-state filings aggregated from labor department feeds.
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| Sources | Public state WARN-Act layoff registries |