Employers in California logged 66 WARN Act notices in May 2013, involving roughly 5,214 workers — falling below April and up 28% versus May 2012. The average filing covered 79 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 861 |
| Transportation | 6 | 534 |
| Agriculture | 4 | 395 |
| Utilities | 6 | 326 |
| Healthcare | 5 | 197 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 150 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 136 |
| Retail | 2 | 104 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 861 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 534 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22 | 1,622 |
| San Bernardino | 2 | 867 |
| Santa Clara | 6 | 535 |
| Ventura | 4 | 395 |
| Sacramento | 3 | 365 |
Los Angeles felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 1,622 workers across 22 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Irwin | 1 | 768 |
| Los Angeles | 6 | 702 |
| Oxnard | 4 | 395 |
| Sacramento | 2 | 322 |
| San Jose | 2 | 300 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Technical Srvcs (Lss Contract) | Fort Irwin | 768 | 2013-05-31 | |
| Campbells Soup Supply Company, LLC | Sacramento | 320 | 2013-05-01 | |
| Yrc Freight - Bell Facility | Los Angeles | 288 | 2013-05-12 | |
| Nbty Acquisition LLC | Carson | 256 | 2013-05-17 | |
| Affymax, Inc | Palo Alto | 227 | 2013-05-18 | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc | San Jose | 182 | 2013-05-28 | |
| Xerox Ranch | Oxnard | 172 | 2013-05-14 | |
| Bank Of America-La Check And Proof Operations | Los Angeles | 150 | 2013-05-01 | |
| Aero-Electric, Inc (Conesys) | Torrance | 142 | 2013-05-09 | |
| International Paper Company | Modesto | 136 | 2013-05-01 | |
| Magu Ranch Partnership | Oxnard | 128 | 2013-05-09 | |
| Manpower Inc (Xyratex Inc Assignment) | West Sacramento | 126 | 2013-05-01 | |
| Mercury News | San Jose | 118 | 2013-05-13 | |
| Lucasfilm Animation Ltd | Nicasio | 117 | 2013-05-18 | |
| W.D.Young & Sons, Cocopah Nurseries Inc | Thermal | 115 | 2013-05-10 |
The biggest impact was at Northrop Grumman Technical Srvcs (Lss Contract) at its Fort Irwin facility, reporting 768 affected workers. Campbells Soup Supply Company, LLC followed with 320 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for California's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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