Employers in California submitted 114 WARN Act notices in July 2015, putting at risk an estimated 16,223 workers — up substantially from June and up 46% versus July 2014. The average filing covered 142 workers, with 47 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 6 | 512 |
| Transportation | 8 | 414 |
| Healthcare | 3 | 198 |
| Information & Technology | 4 | 184 |
| Education | 2 | 159 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 70 |
The Accommodation & Food sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 512 workers across 6 notices. Separately, Transportation reported 414 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 31 | 8,354 |
| Santa Clara | 20 | 1,636 |
| San Diego | 11 | 1,461 |
| San Francisco | 11 | 1,046 |
| Orange | 9 | 796 |
Los Angeles bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 8,354 workers across 31 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Torrance | 2 | 6,000 |
| San Diego | 7 | 1,282 |
| San Francisco | 11 | 1,046 |
| San Jose | 8 | 767 |
| Los Angeles | 7 | 611 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 46 | 10,922 |
| Layoff | 65 | 5,134 |
| Temporary Closure | 1 | 85 |
| Temporary Layoff | 2 | 82 |
The high proportion of closures (68% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in California's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motor North America | Torrance | 3,000 | Closure | 2015-07-20 |
| Toyota Motor North America | Torrance | 3,000 | Closure | 2015-07-22 |
| Associate Management Resources, Inc | San Diego | 533 | Closure | 2015-07-14 |
| Associate Management Resources, Inc | San Diego | 533 | Closure | 2015-07-24 |
| Molycorp Minerals LLC | Mountain Pass | 474 | Layoff | 2015-07-29 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Fremont | 284 | Closure | 2015-07-31 |
| Minno, Inc | San Francisco | 255 | Closure | 2015-07-20 |
| Minno, Inc | San Francisco | 255 | Closure | 2015-07-21 |
| Hank Fisher Properties, Inc | Sacramento | 242 | Layoff | 2015-07-27 |
| Hank Fisher Properties, Inc | Sacramento | 242 | Layoff | 2015-07-29 |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation | Milpitas | 213 | Layoff | 2015-07-06 |
| DS Services of America, Inc | Pasadena | 200 | Closure | 2015-07-17 |
| DS Services of America, Inc | Pasadena | 200 | Closure | 2015-07-21 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc | San Jose | 192 | Layoff | 2015-07-21 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc | San Jose | 192 | Layoff | 2015-07-22 |
Topping the list was Toyota Motor North America at its Torrance facility, reporting 3,000 affected workers. Toyota Motor North America followed with 3,000 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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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