California Layoffs — July 2014

Employers in California logged 92 WARN Act notices in July 2014, involving roughly 11,107 workers — climbing above June and up 147% versus July 2013. The average filing covered 121 workers, with 27 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Agriculture	4	1,208
Healthcare	6	1,003
Transportation	2	421
Information & Technology	3	374
Accommodation & Food	8	290
Manufacturing	2	114

The Agriculture sector dominated layoff filings with 1,208 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 1,003 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
San Bernardino	5	3,018
Los Angeles	25	2,360
San Diego	9	1,293
Merced	2	1,088
Santa Clara	13	748

San Bernardino bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 3,018 workers across 5 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Twentynine Palms	1	2,562
San Diego	9	1,293
Ballico	2	1,088
Los Angeles	8	845
Irvine	4	654

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	58	6,856
Closure	26	3,152
Temporary Closure	1	544

Closures accounted for 33% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Tatitlek Corporation	Twentynine Palms	2,562	Layoff	2014-07-29
Sierra-Cascade Nursery, Inc./Ballico	Ballico	544	Temporary Closure	2014-07-15
Sierra-Cascade Nursery, Inc./Ballico	Ballico	544	Closure	2014-07-30
Northrop Grumman Corporation	Fort Irwin	423	Layoff	2014-07-30
Foothill Transit/First Transit	Arcadia	416	Layoff	2014-07-31
Microsift and Nokia Inc	San Diego	378	Layoff	2014-07-17
Microsoft and Nokia Inc	San Diego	378	Layoff	2014-07-17
Verizon Wireless-Folsom	Folsom	346		2014-07-05
Temple Community Hospital	Los Angeles	288	Closure	2014-07-11
Temple Community Hospital	Los Angeles	288	Closure	2014-07-29
Broadcom Corporation	Irvine	240	Layoff	2014-07-23
Broadcom Corporation	Irvine	240	Layoff	2014-07-30
Broadcom Corporation	San Diego	203	Layoff	2014-07-23
Broadcom Corporation	San Diego	203	Layoff	2014-07-30
Millennium Partners Sports Club	San Francisco	189	Closure	2014-07-29

The biggest impact was at Tatitlek Corporation at its Twentynine Palms facility, reporting 2,562 affected workers. Sierra-Cascade Nursery, Inc./Ballico followed with 544 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Agriculture 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.