Employers in California filed 62 WARN Act notices in February 2010, impacting roughly 2,554 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 67% versus February 2009. The average filing covered 41 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 294 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 130 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 75 |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 42 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 10 |
| Transportation | 1 | 1 |
The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 294 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Finance & Insurance reported 130 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20 | 588 |
| San Diego | 4 | 471 |
| Santa Clara | 14 | 329 |
| Alameda | 1 | 294 |
| San Mateo | 3 | 280 |
Los Angeles bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 23% of all affected workers with 588 workers across 20 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 3 | 425 |
| Emeryville | 1 | 294 |
| Menlo Park | 2 | 255 |
| Commerce | 2 | 233 |
| Santa Clara | 10 | 227 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, Inc./Hospitals | Emeryville | 294 | 2010-02-19 | |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Menlo Park | 246 | 2010-02-06 | |
| Pacific Palace, Inc | Commerce | 175 | 2010-02-01 | |
| HSBC Auto Finance Inc | San Diego | 166 | 2010-02-13 | |
| Eurodesign Cabinets, Lp | Chino | 142 | 2010-02-14 | |
| Koch Membrane Systems, Inc | San Diego | 135 | 2010-02-05 | |
| Gmac Mortgage, LLC | Costa Mesa | 130 | 2010-02-03 | |
| Northrop Grumman Corp Shipbuilding/Continental Mar | San Diego | 124 | 2010-02-26 | |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Santa Clara | 111 | 2010-02-06 | |
| Curtiss-Wright Controls, Integrated Sensing, Sen | Long Beach | 86 | 2010-02-28 | |
| Dirksen Transportation, Inc | Manteca | 79 | 2010-02-01 | |
| Dirksen Transportation, Inc | Montebello | 69 | 2010-02-01 | |
| Dirksen Transportation, Inc | Chino | 65 | 2010-02-01 | |
| Voyager Gaming Group, Inc | Commerce | 58 | 2010-02-01 | |
| Aero Port Services,Inc.(Lax Tom Bradley Int.Termi) | Los Angeles | 49 | 2010-02-05 |
The single largest action involved Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, Inc./Hospitals at its Emeryville facility, reporting 294 affected workers. Sun Microsystems, Inc followed with 246 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across California, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Healthcare 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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