Employers in California submitted 132 WARN Act notices in March 2019, putting at risk an estimated 5,634 workers — up substantially from February and up 17% versus March 2018. The average filing covered 43 workers, with 35 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 11 | 476 |
| Information & Technology | 8 | 412 |
| Transportation | 2 | 162 |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 136 |
| Admin & Support Services | 3 | 50 |
| Education | 4 | 25 |
| Agriculture | 1 | 8 |
| Retail | 1 | 0 |
The Healthcare sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 476 workers across 11 notices. Separately, Information & Technology reported 412 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 18 | 978 |
| Los Angeles | 16 | 623 |
| San Mateo | 5 | 622 |
| Orange | 10 | 543 |
| Kern | 2 | 542 |
Santa Clara absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 17% of all affected workers with 978 workers across 18 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Delano | 2 | 542 |
| San Jose | 7 | 422 |
| South San | 3 | 326 |
| San Diego | 3 | 299 |
| Folsom | 2 | 258 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 41 | 3,777 |
| Closure | 35 | 1,857 |
Closures accounted for 33% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent B. Zaninovich & Sons, Inc | Delano | 511 | Layoff | 2019-03-08 |
| Oracle America, Inc | Redwood City | 255 | Layoff | 2019-03-22 |
| Morrison Healthcare | Fresno | 232 | Closure | 2019-03-26 |
| Dexcom, Inc | San Diego | 228 | Layoff | 2019-03-05 |
| Voxpro Group, LLC | Folsom | 193 | Layoff | 2019-03-28 |
| Sap | Palo Alto | 179 | Layoff | 2019-03-13 |
| AbbVie Stemcentrx | South San | 178 | Layoff | 2019-03-20 |
| Sap | San Ramon | 173 | Layoff | 2019-03-13 |
| XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc | Tracy | 162 | Closure | 2019-03-21 |
| PayPal | San Jose | 150 | Layoff | 2019-03-22 |
| Tesla, Inc | Lathrop | 141 | Layoff | 2019-03-01 |
| S&S Activewear, LLC | Santa Fe | 136 | Closure | 2019-03-05 |
| Western Digital Technology, Inc | Milpitas | 114 | Layoff | 2019-03-07 |
| CalAmp | Oxnard | 109 | Closure | 2019-03-01 |
| Innovative Hearth Products LLC | Santa Ana | 108 | Closure | 2019-03-06 |
Topping the list was Vincent B. Zaninovich & Sons, Inc at its Delano facility, reporting 511 affected workers. Oracle America, Inc followed with 255 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 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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