Employers in California filed 109 WARN Act notices in June 2015, impacting roughly 7,259 workers — representing a pullback from May and down 20% versus June 2014. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 33 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 4 | 1,091 |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 296 |
| Healthcare | 4 | 279 |
| Transportation | 2 | 198 |
| Education | 6 | 184 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 135 |
| Retail | 1 | 70 |
The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 1,091 workers across 4 notices. In a parallel development, Manufacturing reported 296 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 19 | 2,044 |
| Los Angeles | 34 | 2,016 |
| Santa Clara | 14 | 848 |
| San Bernardino | 6 | 424 |
| Sacramento | 3 | 364 |
Orange saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 28% of all affected workers with 2,044 workers across 19 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Niguel | 2 | 1,000 |
| Irvine | 3 | 836 |
| Long Beach | 9 | 626 |
| Los Angeles | 6 | 394 |
| Santa Clara | 6 | 330 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 76 | 4,217 |
| Closure | 33 | 3,042 |
Closures accounted for 42% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LongView International Technology | Laguna Niguel | 500 | Layoff | 2015-06-26 |
| LongView International Technology | Laguna Niguel | 500 | Layoff | 2015-06-29 |
| Discover Home Loans, Inc | Irvine | 393 | Closure | 2015-06-16 |
| Discover Home Loans, Inc | Irvine | 393 | Closure | 2015-06-17 |
| King Meat, Inc | Los Angeles | 227 | Closure | 2015-06-11 |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation | Milpitas | 213 | Layoff | 2015-06-30 |
| House of Blues Los Angeles | West Hollywood | 197 | Closure | 2015-06-01 |
| Ito Packing Company, Inc | Reedley | 197 | Closure | 2015-06-03 |
| Intel Corporation | Folsom | 152 | Layoff | 2015-06-11 |
| Intel Corporation | Folsom | 152 | Layoff | 2015-06-15 |
| Maxim Integrated Product | San Jose | 150 | Closure | 2015-06-22 |
| McGraw-Hill Education | Monterey | 137 | Layoff | 2015-06-30 |
| First Transit | San Bernardino | 127 | Layoff | 2015-06-30 |
| Flying Food Group, LLC | Harbor City | 121 | Layoff | 2015-06-12 |
| Aerotek, Inc | Long Beach | 121 | Layoff | 2015-06-23 |
The single largest action involved LongView International Technology at its Laguna Niguel facility, reporting 500 affected workers. LongView International Technology followed with 500 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across California, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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