California Layoffs — November 2020
Employers in California logged 143 WARN Act notices in November 2020, involving roughly 14,551 workers — climbing above October and up 256% versus November 2019. The average filing covered 102 workers, with 37 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 52 | 5,887 |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 3,237 |
| Agriculture | 5 | 872 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 14 | 855 |
| Government | 2 | 763 |
| Information & Technology | 8 | 555 |
| Healthcare | 16 | 488 |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 328 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 5,887 workers across 52 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 3,237 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 58 | 6,919 |
| Orange | 16 | 1,885 |
| San Diego | 9 | 1,497 |
| Santa Clara | 10 | 1,037 |
| Riverside | 5 | 774 |
Los Angeles felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 6,919 workers across 58 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Gardens | 1 | 1,500 |
| Los Angeles | 17 | 1,372 |
| San Diego | 3 | 776 |
| San Jose | 6 | 699 |
| Long Beach | 2 | 634 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 106 | 9,549 |
| Closure | 37 | 5,002 |
Closures accounted for 34% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicycle Casino L.P. DBA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino | Bell Gardens | 1,500 | Closure | |
| LAZ Parking California | San Diego | 657 | Layoff | |
| Gulfstream | Long Beach | 608 | Closure | |
| Hotel Del Coronado | Coronado | 563 | Layoff | |
| Kirkhill | Brea | 536 | Layoff | |
| Jabil | San Jose | 515 | Closure | |
| Larry Flynt's Hustler Casino | Gardena | 411 | Layoff | |
| Richard Bagdasarian | Mecca | 391 | Layoff | |
| Hollywood Park Casino | Inglewood | 328 | Layoff | |
| Crystal Casino | Compton | 295 | Layoff | |
| National Oilwell Varco | Orange | 283 | Closure | |
| Leach International | Buena Park | 224 | Layoff | |
| John F. Kennedy University | Pleasant Hill | 222 | Layoff | |
| Hotel Nikko San Francisco | San Francisco | 211 | Layoff | |
| True Leaf Farms | Gonzales | 202 | Closure |
The biggest impact was at Bicycle Casino L.P. DBA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino at its Bell Gardens facility, reporting 1,500 affected workers. LAZ Parking California followed with 657 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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.