Employers in California posted 60 WARN Act notices in July 2019, affecting an estimated 2,564 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to June and down 47% versus July 2018. The average filing covered 43 workers, with 11 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 188 |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 124 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 2 | 82 |
| Government | 3 | 68 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 27 |
| Healthcare | 4 | 11 |
| Admin & Support Services | 1 | 0 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 188 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 124 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11 | 647 |
| Riverside | 3 | 387 |
| Yolo | 1 | 271 |
| Santa Clara | 4 | 249 |
| San Francisco | 3 | 230 |
Los Angeles bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 647 workers across 11 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 1 | 331 |
| Gardena | 1 | 329 |
| West Sacramento | 1 | 271 |
| San Francisco | 1 | 230 |
| Santa Clara | 1 | 202 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 16 | 1,460 |
| Closure | 11 | 1,104 |
Closures accounted for 43% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Village West, Inc. d/b/a Altavita Village | Riverside | 331 | Layoff | 2019-07-02 |
| Jonathan Louis International Ltd | Gardena | 329 | Layoff | 2019-07-02 |
| DBI Beverage Inc | West Sacramento | 271 | Closure | 2019-07-16 |
| Nordstrom Stonestown | San Francisco | 230 | Closure | 2019-07-10 |
| Futurewei | Santa Clara | 202 | Layoff | 2019-07-25 |
| Milestone Technologies, Inc | Chico | 148 | Closure | 2019-07-29 |
| Asurion, LLC | San Mateo | 104 | Layoff | 2019-07-31 |
| AVX Filters Corporation | Sun Valley | 103 | Layoff | 2019-07-24 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | San Carlos | 102 | Closure | 2019-07-24 |
| Harbill, Inc. DBA Crest Chevrolet | San Bernardino | 98 | Closure | 2019-07-26 |
| Transdev Services, Inc | Marysville | 88 | Closure | 2019-07-30 |
| GEP Administrative Services, Inc. dba Entertainment Partners | Burbank | 82 | Layoff | 2019-07-30 |
| Prometheus Laboratories Inc | San Diego | 72 | Layoff | 2019-07-02 |
| International Vitamin Corporation | Mira Loma | 56 | Layoff | 2019-07-03 |
| Purplebricks | Irvine | 55 | Closure | 2019-07-18 |
The largest notice was filed by Air Force Village West, Inc. d/b/a Altavita Village at its Riverside facility, reporting 331 affected workers. Jonathan Louis International Ltd followed with 329 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest 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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