Employers in California submitted 72 WARN Act notices in November 2011, putting at risk an estimated 6,088 workers — up substantially from October and up 92% versus November 2010. The average filing covered 85 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 7 | 1,060 |
| Healthcare | 4 | 659 |
| Transportation | 4 | 311 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 199 |
| Utilities | 1 | 50 |
| Government | 1 | 2 |
The Accommodation & Food sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1,060 workers across 7 notices. Separately, Healthcare reported 659 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 24 | 1,734 |
| Placer | 1 | 945 |
| Santa Clara | 10 | 771 |
| Orange | 10 | 533 |
| Alameda | 4 | 526 |
Los Angeles saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 28% of all affected workers with 1,734 workers across 24 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 4 | 1,072 |
| Tahoe City | 1 | 945 |
| Sunnyvale | 4 | 513 |
| San Leandro | 1 | 373 |
| San Francisco | 1 | 237 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hmdhost | Los Angeles | 973 | 2011-11-15 | |
| Alpine Meadows Ski Resort | Tahoe City | 945 | 2011-11-15 | |
| American Medical Response West (Amr) | San Leandro | 373 | 2011-11-01 | |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Sunnyvale | 304 | 2011-11-18 | |
| Hilton San Francisco | San Francisco | 237 | 2011-11-23 | |
| Texas Instruments | Santa Clara | 207 | 2011-11-23 | |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | Newport Beach | 175 | 2011-11-21 | |
| California Redwood Company | Arcata | 175 | 2011-11-27 | |
| Community Recycling & Resouce Recovery, Inc | Lamont | 153 | 2011-11-18 | |
| American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc | Irvine | 149 | 2011-11-30 | |
| Desert View Medium Community Correctional Facility | Adelanto | 133 | 2011-11-30 | |
| Lockheed Martin | Sunnyvale | 122 | 2011-11-18 | |
| Harbor Freight | Oxnard | 113 | 2011-11-21 | |
| Harbor Freight | Oxnard | 112 | 2011-11-21 | |
| Blt Enterprise Of Sacramento,LLC (Blt Sacramento) | Sacramento | 106 | 2011-11-02 |
Topping the list was Hmdhost at its Los Angeles facility, reporting 973 affected workers. Alpine Meadows Ski Resort followed with 945 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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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