Employers in California logged 57 WARN Act notices in January 2011, involving roughly 3,207 workers — falling below December and down 34% versus January 2010. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 5 | 504 |
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 168 |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 155 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 94 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 17 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 11 |
| Construction | 1 | 1 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 504 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Accommodation & Food reported 168 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14 | 1,061 |
| Orange | 10 | 672 |
| San Diego | 7 | 355 |
| Sacramento | 3 | 222 |
| San Mateo | 2 | 203 |
Los Angeles saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 33% of all affected workers with 1,061 workers across 14 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Studio City | 1 | 394 |
| Laguna Niguel | 3 | 349 |
| San Diego | 4 | 293 |
| Beverly Hills | 2 | 221 |
| South San Francisco | 2 | 203 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technicolor | Studio City | 394 | 2011-01-25 | |
| Myspace, Inc | Beverly Hills | 220 | 2011-01-11 | |
| Biogen Idec Inc | San Diego | 192 | 2011-01-10 | |
| Cgi (Formerly Stanley Associates, Inc.) | Laguna Niguel | 170 | 2011-01-31 | |
| Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc | South San Francisco | 131 | 2011-01-29 | |
| A.F. Evans Company | San Francisco | 120 | 2011-01-31 | |
| Roni Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation | North Highlands | 115 | 2011-01-18 | |
| Northrop Grumman | Laguna Niguel | 105 | 2011-01-31 | |
| Pyramid Services, Inc | Palmdale | 100 | 2011-01-15 | |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC (Ab) | Sylmar | 94 | 2011-01-14 | |
| Claim Jumper Restaurants, LLC | Irvine | 91 | 2011-01-03 | |
| Lowe'S Hiw, Inc | San Bernardino | 91 | 2011-01-08 | |
| Lowe'S Hiw, Inc | Apple Valley | 90 | 2011-01-08 | |
| Pactiv Corporation | City Of Industry | 87 | 2011-01-18 | |
| Fedex National Ltl | Elk Grove | 85 | 2011-01-29 |
The biggest impact was at Technicolor at its Studio City facility, reporting 394 affected workers. Myspace, Inc followed with 220 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across California, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology 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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