Employers in California logged 81 WARN Act notices in May 2010, involving roughly 3,935 workers — falling below April and down 68% versus May 2009. The average filing covered 49 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 10 | 580 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 4 | 467 |
| Healthcare | 3 | 270 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 246 |
| Information & Technology | 4 | 43 |
| Retail | 3 | 39 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 9 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 580 workers across 10 notices. Meanwhile, Arts & Entertainment reported 467 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 33 | 1,452 |
| Sacramento | 3 | 433 |
| Santa Clara | 6 | 283 |
| Placer | 1 | 246 |
| San Diego | 8 | 241 |
Los Angeles felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 1,452 workers across 33 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hollywood | 1 | 447 |
| Sacramento | 2 | 415 |
| Olympic Valley | 1 | 246 |
| South San Francisco | 1 | 234 |
| Burbank | 4 | 192 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatredreams La/Chi, Lp (Union & Non-Union Emplo) | Hollywood | 447 | 2010-05-01 | |
| Wells Fargo Sacramento Phone Bank | Sacramento | 292 | 2010-05-17 | |
| Resort At Squaw Creek | Olympic Valley | 246 | 2010-05-02 | |
| Exelixis, Inc | South San Francisco | 234 | 2010-05-10 | |
| Sodexo, Inc | Burbank | 189 | 2010-05-14 | |
| Fremont Medical Center | Yuba City | 147 | 2010-05-01 | |
| Dst Output West, LLC | El Dorado Hills | 125 | 2010-05-03 | |
| Symantec Corporation | Mountain View | 124 | 2010-05-31 | |
| Wells Fargo National Business Banking Center | Sacramento | 123 | 2010-05-18 | |
| The Upper Deck Company | Carlsbad | 119 | 2010-05-10 | |
| Rideout Memorial Hospital | Marysville | 118 | 2010-05-01 | |
| Xenoport, Inc | Santa Clara | 107 | 2010-05-04 | |
| Teasdale Quality Foods | Atwater | 90 | 2010-05-21 | |
| Redbarn Per Products, Inc | Long Beach | 88 | 2010-05-02 | |
| Carmenita Ford Truck Sales, Inc | Santa Fe Springs | 88 | 2010-05-28 |
The biggest impact was at Theatredreams La/Chi, Lp (Union & Non-Union Emplo) at its Hollywood facility, reporting 447 affected workers. Wells Fargo Sacramento Phone Bank followed with 292 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across California, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Finance & Insurance 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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