Employers in California recorded 93 WARN Act notices in June 2013, covering approximately 6,027 workers — marking a sharp increase from May and up 19% versus June 2012. The average filing covered 65 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Arts & Entertainment | 2 | 769 |
| Healthcare | 22 | 648 |
| Education | 2 | 367 |
| Construction | 2 | 331 |
| Information & Technology | 3 | 199 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 153 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 90 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 79 |
The Arts & Entertainment sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 769 workers across 2 notices. At the same time, Healthcare reported 648 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 8 | 1,522 |
| Los Angeles | 11 | 1,015 |
| San Francisco | 6 | 713 |
| Kern | 3 | 409 |
| San Diego | 5 | 310 |
Orange saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 1,522 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 6 | 713 |
| Anaheim | 3 | 634 |
| Irvine | 2 | 537 |
| Fellows | 1 | 316 |
| El Monte | 1 | 285 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark Sports & Entertainment LLC-Honda Center | Anaheim | 568 | 2013-06-30 | |
| Veolia Transportation Services, Inc | Irvine | 480 | 2013-06-30 | |
| Gene Watson Construction | Fellows | 316 | 2013-06-02 | |
| Foundation For Early Childhood Education, Inc | El Monte | 285 | 2013-06-15 | |
| Southern California Edison Company-Songs | San Clemente | 250 | 2013-06-03 | |
| Zynga Inc | San Francisco | 218 | 2013-06-03 | |
| Dignity Health-Stockton | Stockton | 206 | 2013-06-24 | |
| Lucasfilm Entertainment Company (Lucasarts) | San Francisco | 201 | 2013-06-02 | |
| Ams Fulfillment | Valencia | 200 | 2013-06-14 | |
| Silgan Containers | Riverbank | 176 | 2013-06-30 | |
| Citibank, N.A | West Sacramento | 153 | 2013-06-03 | |
| Bayer Healthcare LLC | Emeryville | 153 | 2013-06-30 | |
| Bell-Carter Olive Company | Corning | 150 | 2013-06-08 | |
| Bae Systems | San Francisco | 137 | 2013-06-03 | |
| Mv Transportation, Inc | Vallejo | 129 | 2013-06-30 |
Leading the list was Aramark Sports & Entertainment LLC-Honda Center at its Anaheim facility, reporting 568 affected workers. Veolia Transportation Services, Inc followed with 480 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Arts & Entertainment 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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