Employers in California filed 86 WARN Act notices in June 2018, impacting roughly 4,525 workers — representing a pullback from May and down 34% versus June 2017. The average filing covered 53 workers, with 22 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 7 | 387 |
| Finance & Insurance | 5 | 97 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 79 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 2 | 2 |
| Transportation | 1 | 0 |
| Education | 1 | 0 |
The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 387 workers across 7 notices. In a parallel development, Finance & Insurance reported 97 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22 | 1,527 |
| Alameda | 2 | 953 |
| Santa Clara | 9 | 669 |
| San Diego | 7 | 335 |
| Orange | 6 | 304 |
Los Angeles saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 1,527 workers across 22 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hayward | 1 | 533 |
| San Jose | 4 | 421 |
| Fremont | 1 | 420 |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 416 |
| San Diego | 4 | 255 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 29 | 2,501 |
| Closure | 22 | 2,024 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impax Laboratories LLC | Hayward | 533 | Closure | 2018-06-11 |
| Tesla, Inc | Fremont | 420 | Layoff | 2018-06-19 |
| Continental Maritime of San Diego, Inc | San Diego | 235 | Layoff | 2018-06-05 |
| eBay Inc | San Jose | 228 | Layoff | 2018-06-29 |
| G2 Secure Staff, LLC | Los Angeles | 219 | Layoff | 2018-06-22 |
| Cedars-Sinai | Los Angeles | 187 | Layoff | 2018-06-12 |
| ECS Refining, Inc | Stockton | 159 | Closure | 2018-06-20 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Palmdale | 137 | Layoff | 2018-06-18 |
| RHI, Inc. dba Robertson Honda | North Hollywood | 119 | Closure | 2018-06-18 |
| Credit.org/Springboard Solutions | Riverside | 111 | Closure | 2018-06-28 |
| AT&T Communications, Inc | Cerritos | 107 | Layoff | 2018-06-19 |
| Rexam Beverage Can Company | Chatsworth | 107 | Closure | 2018-06-21 |
| Molina Healthcare of California | Long Beach | 106 | Layoff | 2018-06-18 |
| JCPenney | Buena Park | 98 | Closure | 2018-06-28 |
| Wells Fargo | San Francisco | 96 | Closure | 2018-06-04 |
The single largest action involved Impax Laboratories LLC at its Hayward facility, reporting 533 affected workers. Tesla, Inc followed with 420 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 Healthcare 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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