Employers in California filed 55 WARN Act notices in August 2013, impacting roughly 4,536 workers — representing a notable rise over July and up 53% versus August 2012. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 723 |
| Healthcare | 12 | 471 |
| Information & Technology | 5 | 316 |
| Education | 2 | 160 |
| Transportation | 1 | 6 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 723 workers across 3 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 471 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10 | 860 |
| Orange | 3 | 757 |
| Fresno | 1 | 543 |
| Santa Clara | 11 | 529 |
| Contra Costa | 2 | 483 |
Los Angeles absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 19% of all affected workers with 860 workers across 10 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| San Clemente | 1 | 600 |
| Fresno | 1 | 543 |
| San Ramon | 1 | 394 |
| San Jose | 5 | 292 |
| Mountain View | 4 | 234 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in California this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison | San Clemente | 600 | 2013-08-26 | |
| Bank Of America | Fresno | 543 | 2013-08-31 | |
| Chevron | San Ramon | 394 | 2013-08-01 | |
| Pacific Scientific Company | Duarte | 194 | 2013-08-14 | |
| Aerotek, Inc | Oxnard | 164 | 2013-08-17 | |
| Revcycle+, Inc | Cerritos | 163 | 2013-08-27 | |
| Ne Opco, Inc. D/B/A National Envelope | Bassett | 147 | 2013-08-06 | |
| Impax Laboratories, Inc | Hayward | 132 | 2013-08-04 | |
| Verizon Wireless | Folsom | 132 | 2013-08-31 | |
| Symantec Corporation | Mountain View | 114 | 2013-08-16 | |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | 113 | 2013-08-03 | |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda | 113 | 2013-08-25 | |
| Citygrid Media | West Hollywood | 108 | 2013-08-25 | |
| Onewest Bank, Fsb | Irvine | 102 | 2013-08-31 | |
| United Spiral Pipe LLC | Pittsburg | 89 | 2013-08-16 |
The single largest action involved Southern California Edison at its San Clemente facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Bank Of America followed with 543 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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