Employers in California logged 389 WARN Act notices in January 2023, involving roughly 21,926 workers — climbing above December and up 282% versus January 2022. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 101 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 44 | 3,982 |
| Transportation | 10 | 637 |
| Finance & Insurance | 9 | 598 |
| Accommodation & Food | 3 | 513 |
| Professional Services | 7 | 302 |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 202 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 149 |
| Retail | 2 | 118 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 3,982 workers across 44 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 637 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 80 | 3,648 |
| San Francisco | 49 | 3,423 |
| Los Angeles | 47 | 3,038 |
| San Diego | 49 | 2,960 |
| Madera | 6 | 1,528 |
Santa Clara saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 17% of all affected workers with 3,648 workers across 80 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 7 | 897 |
| 1250 E. Almond Ave. Madera | 1 | 687 |
| Hollister | 5 | 638 |
| San Diego | 3 | 615 |
| Mountain View | 20 | 474 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 288 | 15,951 |
| Closure | 101 | 5,975 |
Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community Hospital | 687 | Layoff | 2023-01-04 | |
| Madera Community Hospital | 1250 E. Almond Ave. Madera | 687 | Layoff | 2023-01-20 |
| Salesforce, Inc | 650 | Layoff | 2023-01-04 | |
| Salesforce, Inc | San Francisco | 650 | Layoff | 2023-01-06 |
| Hazel Hawkins Hospital | Hollister | 432 | Closure | 2023-01-23 |
| Crest Beverage, L.L.C | San Diego | 372 | Closure | 2023-01-20 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc | Tasman Drive San Jose | 371 | Layoff | 2023-01-04 |
| Loews Hotels & Co | Santa Monica | 321 | Closure | 2023-01-06 |
| PayPal | 319 | Layoff | 2023-01-31 | |
| Amgen | 305 | Layoff | 2023-01-24 | |
| Brown & Toland Physician Services Organization | Oakland | 261 | Layoff | 2023-01-30 |
| Carbon Health | 226 | Layoff | 2023-01-06 | |
| Carbon Health | 7th Floor San Francisco | 226 | Layoff | 2023-01-10 |
| Triple Canopy | 226 | Layoff | 2023-01-31 | |
| Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc | 224 | Layoff | 2023-01-31 |
The biggest impact was at Madera Community Hospital at its California facility, reporting 687 affected workers. Madera Community Hospital followed with 687 workers.
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 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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