Employers in California recorded 243 WARN Act notices in August 2023, covering approximately 12,922 workers — marking a sharp increase from July and up 42% versus August 2022. The average filing covered 53 workers, with 109 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 11 | 759 |
| Finance & Insurance | 9 | 512 |
| Transportation | 4 | 256 |
| Healthcare | 14 | 221 |
| Agriculture | 6 | 218 |
| Accommodation & Food | 5 | 170 |
| Retail | 3 | 130 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 80 |
The Information & Technology sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 759 workers across 11 notices. At the same time, Finance & Insurance reported 512 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 51 | 2,755 |
| San Bernardino | 9 | 2,223 |
| Santa Clara | 24 | 1,281 |
| San Diego | 27 | 1,128 |
| Alameda | 11 | 805 |
Los Angeles absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 2,755 workers across 51 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | 1 | 709 |
| San Diego | 6 | 260 |
| Tracy | 1 | 257 |
| Carlsbad | 4 | 249 |
| Fontana | 1 | 240 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 105 | 7,841 |
| Layoff | 133 | 4,819 |
| Temporary Closure | 4 | 243 |
| Temporary Layoff | 1 | 19 |
The high proportion of closures (63% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in California's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | 709 | Closure | 2023-08-01 | |
| Yellow Corporation | Bloomington | 709 | Closure | 2023-08-15 |
| Yellow Corporation | 257 | Closure | 2023-08-01 | |
| Yellow Corporation | Tracy | 257 | Closure | 2023-08-17 |
| Yellow Corporation | 240 | Closure | 2023-08-01 | |
| TTMTechnologies,Inc.,subsidiaryofTTMTechnologiesNorthAmerica,LLC | 240 | Closure | 2023-08-11 | |
| Yellow Corporation | Fontana | 240 | Closure | 2023-08-15 |
| Bank of the West | 2527 Camino Ramon San Ramon | 203 | Layoff | 2023-08-10 |
| Yellow Corporation | 169 | Closure | 2023-08-01 | |
| Yellow Corporation | Pico Rivera | 169 | Closure | 2023-08-18 |
| Nri USA, LLC | Chino | 164 | Closure | 2023-08-09 |
| ContextLogic Inc | 152 | Layoff | 2023-08-01 | |
| Gemological Institute of America, Inc. (GIA) | Carlsbad | 151 | Layoff | 2023-08-29 |
| Certified Freight Logistics, Inc | 150 | Closure | 2023-08-22 | |
| Yellow Corporation | 145 | Closure | 2023-08-01 |
Leading the list was Yellow Corporation at its California facility, reporting 709 affected workers. Yellow Corporation followed with 709 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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