Employers in California filed 58 WARN Act notices in February 2022, impacting roughly 2,250 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 78% versus February 2021. The average filing covered 39 workers, with 17 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 18 | 524 |
| Retail | 2 | 210 |
| Accommodation & Food | 10 | 208 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 168 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 129 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 102 |
The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 524 workers across 18 notices. In a parallel development, Retail reported 210 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 10 | 446 |
| Kern | 8 | 338 |
| San Francisco | 5 | 269 |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 208 |
| Marin | 10 | 208 |
Orange bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 446 workers across 10 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand Oaks | 1 | 140 |
| Sacramento | 1 | 112 |
| Garden Grove | 1 | 105 |
| San Francisco | 2 | 103 |
| Bakersfield | 1 | 89 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 40 | 1,368 |
| Closure | 17 | 819 |
| Temporary Layoff | 1 | 63 |
Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc | Thousand Oaks | 140 | Layoff | 2022-02-07 |
| Emerald Textiles, LLC | Sacramento | 112 | Closure | 2022-02-09 |
| Walmart | 105 | Closure | 2022-02-15 | |
| Walmart | Garden Grove | 105 | Closure | 2022-02-16 |
| Crothall Healthcare Bakersfield | 89 | Layoff | 2022-02-15 | |
| Crothall Healthcare Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 89 | Layoff | 2022-02-22 |
| HyperloopTechnologies,Inc.dbaVirginHyperloop | 84 | Layoff | 2022-02-18 | |
| Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. dba Virgin Hyperloop | Los Angeles | 84 | Layoff | 2022-02-18 |
| Nan McKay & Associates | 68 | Closure | 2022-02-16 | |
| Nan McKay & Associates | San Francisco | 68 | Closure | 2022-02-17 |
| St. John’s Retirement Village | 64 | Closure | 2022-02-23 | |
| St. John’s Retirement Village | Woodland | 64 | Closure | 2022-02-23 |
| Pacific Catch, Inc | 63 | Temporary Layoff | 2022-02-16 | |
| Allakos | 61 | Layoff | 2022-02-15 | |
| Allakos | Redwood City | 61 | Layoff | 2022-02-16 |
The single largest action involved Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc at its Thousand Oaks facility, reporting 140 affected workers. Emerald Textiles, LLC followed with 112 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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