Employers in California logged 158 WARN Act notices in July 2023, involving roughly 7,419 workers — falling below June and down 29% versus July 2022. The average filing covered 47 workers, with 52 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 8 | 549 |
| Finance & Insurance | 12 | 458 |
| Transportation | 4 | 326 |
| Information & Technology | 7 | 254 |
| Accommodation & Food | 4 | 249 |
| Retail | 3 | 130 |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 99 |
| Admin & Support Services | 4 | 37 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 549 workers across 8 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 458 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 24 | 1,135 |
| San Diego | 22 | 1,028 |
| Santa Clara | 16 | 912 |
| Alameda | 17 | 878 |
| San Francisco | 23 | 782 |
Los Angeles bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 15% of all affected workers with 1,135 workers across 24 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 12 | 327 |
| Santa Monica | 2 | 237 |
| Avenue Chula Vista | 1 | 185 |
| Redlands | 1 | 136 |
| Westminster | 1 | 109 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 105 | 4,768 |
| Closure | 51 | 2,486 |
| Temporary Layoff | 1 | 111 |
| Temporary Closure | 1 | 54 |
Closures accounted for 34% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc | 227 | Layoff | 2023-07-17 | |
| Bank of the West | 203 | Layoff | 2023-07-10 | |
| Front Porch Communities and Services | Avenue Chula Vista | 185 | Closure | 2023-07-12 |
| Headspace, Inc | Santa Monica | 158 | Layoff | 2023-07-27 |
| GemologicalInstituteofAmerica,Inc.(GIA) | 151 | Layoff | 2023-07-24 | |
| Accenture | 140 | Closure | 2023-07-21 | |
| Prolific Logistics LLC | Redlands | 136 | Closure | 2023-07-20 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc | 123 | Layoff | 2023-07-17 | |
| Hyatt Centric | 111 | Temporary Layoff | 2023-07-03 | |
| Accesso | 111 | Layoff | 2023-07-09 | |
| Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar | Westminster | 109 | Closure | 2023-07-26 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | Valencia | 107 | Layoff | 2023-07-10 |
| FibroGen, Inc | 104 | Layoff | 2023-07-17 | |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 1000 W. Maude Avenue Sunnyvale | 102 | Layoff | 2023-07-24 |
| TTM Technologies, Inc., subsidiary of TTM Technologies North America, LLC | Coronado Street Anaheim | 102 | Closure | 2023-07-27 |
The biggest impact was at Cisco Systems, Inc at its California facility, reporting 227 affected workers. Bank of the West followed with 203 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to 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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