Employers in California posted 42 WARN Act notices in May 2012, affecting an estimated 4,076 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to April and down 15% versus May 2011. The average filing covered 97 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 4 | 683 |
| Utilities | 3 | 404 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 350 |
| Agriculture | 1 | 277 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 99 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 92 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 67 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 683 workers across 4 notices. On a related front, Utilities reported 404 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 6 | 880 |
| Orange | 9 | 591 |
| Santa Clara | 7 | 493 |
| Contra Costa | 1 | 450 |
| San Francisco | 3 | 298 |
Los Angeles felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 880 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | 1 | 450 |
| San Jose | 3 | 382 |
| El Segundo | 2 | 344 |
| Santa Ana | 3 | 334 |
| San Francisco | 3 | 298 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Of America (Customer Service Contact Center) | Concord | 450 | 2012-05-20 | |
| Wells Fargo (Customer Connection) | Santa Ana | 318 | 2012-05-25 | |
| River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC | Salinas | 277 | 2012-05-11 | |
| Amtrak/Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Jpb) | San Jose | 266 | 2012-05-25 | |
| Consumer Resource Network LLC | Inglewood | 258 | 2012-05-04 | |
| Aerospace Corporation | El Segundo | 239 | 2012-05-31 | |
| Alvin Souza Dairy | Tulare | 190 | 2012-05-02 | |
| The Boeing Company | Long Beach | 169 | 2012-05-28 | |
| Luke & Associates, Inc | Travis Afb | 148 | 2012-05-11 | |
| I-5 Social Services Corporation | Fresno | 134 | 2012-05-31 | |
| Bae Systems | San Francisco | 126 | 2012-05-30 | |
| Ebay, Inc | San Jose | 115 | 2012-05-12 | |
| Adams Rite Manufacturing Company | Ponoma | 110 | 2012-05-25 | |
| Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company | Sunnyvale | 105 | 2012-05-04 | |
| Raytheon Company'S Space And Airborne Systems | El Segundo | 105 | 2012-05-29 |
The largest notice was filed by Bank Of America (Customer Service Contact Center) at its Concord facility, reporting 450 affected workers. Wells Fargo (Customer Connection) followed with 318 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for California's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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