Employers in California recorded 119 WARN Act notices in October 2015, covering approximately 10,999 workers — marking a sharp increase from September and down 20% versus October 2014. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 41 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 7 | 660 |
| Accommodation & Food | 3 | 430 |
| Information & Technology | 3 | 286 |
| Retail | 2 | 238 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 142 |
| Transportation | 2 | 122 |
| Education | 4 | 104 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 73 |
The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 660 workers across 7 notices. At the same time, Accommodation & Food reported 430 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 14 | 2,641 |
| Los Angeles | 37 | 2,323 |
| Riverside | 3 | 1,680 |
| Santa Clara | 11 | 1,125 |
| San Francisco | 10 | 879 |
Orange felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 2,641 workers across 14 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Woods | 2 | 1,936 |
| Riverside | 2 | 1,612 |
| San Francisco | 10 | 879 |
| Los Angeles | 11 | 833 |
| Santa Clara | 4 | 542 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 77 | 5,735 |
| Closure | 38 | 4,895 |
| Temporary Closure | 3 | 206 |
| Temporary Layoff | 1 | 163 |
Closures accounted for 46% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCM, Inc | Laguna Woods | 968 | Layoff | 2015-10-15 |
| PCM, Inc | Laguna Woods | 968 | Layoff | 2015-10-19 |
| Fresh & Easy, LLC | Riverside | 806 | Closure | 2015-10-21 |
| Fresh & Easy, LLC | Riverside | 806 | Closure | 2015-10-22 |
| Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc | South San | 377 | Closure | 2015-10-08 |
| Vishay Siliconix | Santa Clara | 292 | Layoff | 2015-10-29 |
| Twitter, Inc | San Francisco | 240 | Layoff | 2015-10-12 |
| Twitter, Inc | San Francisco | 240 | Layoff | 2015-10-14 |
| TTM Technologies, Inc | Milpitas | 175 | Closure | 2015-10-14 |
| Verizon | Irvine | 171 | Layoff | 2015-10-30 |
| Bae Systems | San Francisco | 163 | Temporary Layoff | 2015-10-26 |
| Bae Systems | San Francisco | 163 | Layoff | 2015-10-30 |
| Svenhard's Swedish Bakery | Oakland | 162 | Closure | 2015-10-02 |
| Svenhard's Swedish Bakery | Oakland | 162 | Closure | 2015-10-05 |
| Marine Terminal Corporation | Los Angeles | 136 | Closure | 2015-10-05 |
Leading the list was PCM, Inc at its Laguna Woods facility, reporting 968 affected workers. PCM, Inc followed with 968 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect a mixed picture for California's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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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