California Layoffs — November 2010

Employers in California logged 67 WARN Act notices in November 2010, involving roughly 3,173 workers — falling below October and down 27% versus November 2009. The average filing covered 47 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

67
Notices Filed
3,173
Workers Affected
47
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Agriculture3269
Accommodation & Food1246
Healthcare4237
Education691
Manufacturing447
Information & Technology243

The Agriculture sector dominated layoff filings with 269 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Accommodation & Food reported 246 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Sacramento14796
Orange9534
Kern3269
Placer2261
Los Angeles14257

Sacramento saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 796 workers across 14 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
North Highlands3496
Olympic Valley1246
Irvine4231
Sacramento8203
San Diego4178

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLCNorth Highlands4532010-11-19
Resort At Squa CreekOlympic Valley2462010-11-07
Ceradyne, IncIrvine1592010-11-15
Pro'S RanchBakersfield1472010-11-07
Freedom Debt ReliefSacramento1232010-11-15
Asistencia Villa Rehabilitation And Care CenterRedlands1192010-11-27
Di-Pro, IncFresno1142010-11-30
Bon Appetit Management Company At Monterey Bay AquMonterey1062010-11-15
Capistrano FordSan Juan Capistrano1012010-11-01
Sacramento Auto Ins.Center Inc.Dba Cost-U-Less InsRancho Cordova912010-11-30
Cpmc Pacific Campus And Cpmc Davies CampusSan Francisco842010-11-01
Medimpact Healthcare SystemsSan Diego802010-11-14
Altron, IncLaguna Niguel792010-11-17
Storer School And Contract ServiceStockton752010-11-18
Ceradyne, IncCosta Mesa732010-11-15

The biggest impact was at Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC at its North Highlands facility, reporting 453 affected workers. Resort At Squa Creek followed with 246 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across California, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Agriculture 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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