Employers in California reported 98 WARN Act notices in August 2009, displacing an estimated 6,838 workers — signaling an acceleration from July. The average filing covered 70 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 829 |
| Agriculture | 1 | 752 |
| Construction | 1 | 379 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 301 |
| Transportation | 1 | 196 |
| Education | 1 | 138 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 99 |
| Retail | 2 | 94 |
The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 829 workers across 5 notices. Notably, Agriculture reported 752 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21 | 1,706 |
| Santa Clara | 15 | 1,520 |
| San Francisco | 11 | 860 |
| Placer | 1 | 750 |
| San Bernardino | 3 | 641 |
Los Angeles absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 1,706 workers across 21 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 11 | 860 |
| Woodland Hills | 3 | 817 |
| Roseville | 1 | 750 |
| San Jose | 6 | 711 |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 495 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Group, Inc. ("Farmers") | Woodland Hills | 752 | 2009-08-27 | |
| Nec Electronics America, Inc | Roseville | 750 | 2009-08-26 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation Information Systems | San Jose | 496 | 2009-08-10 | |
| Bechtel Construction Company (Bcc) | San Francisco | 379 | 2009-08-31 | |
| Cardinal Health 200, Inc | Ontario | 301 | 2009-08-07 | |
| United | San Francisco | 229 | 2009-08-30 | |
| Telezone, LLC | Los Angeles | 220 | 2009-08-05 | |
| Ethan Allen | Chino | 201 | 2009-08-07 | |
| Sacramento Logistics LLC | West Sacramento | 196 | 2009-08-10 | |
| Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company | Sunnyvale | 192 | 2009-08-25 | |
| Angelica Textile Services, Inc | Los Angeles | 172 | 2009-08-15 | |
| Intuit Inc | Mountain View | 166 | 2009-08-03 | |
| Cosmetic Laboratories Of America | Chatsworth | 165 | 2009-08-19 | |
| Marinco | Napa | 141 | 2009-08-31 | |
| National Envelope Corporation | Chino | 139 | 2009-08-27 |
The most significant filing came from Farmers Group, Inc. ("Farmers") at its Woodland Hills facility, reporting 752 affected workers. Nec Electronics America, Inc followed with 750 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by California. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all California WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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