Employers in California posted 181 WARN Act notices in September 2023, affecting an estimated 12,137 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to August and up 6% versus September 2022. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 65 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 4 | 628 |
| Finance & Insurance | 16 | 605 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 413 |
| Healthcare | 14 | 367 |
| Education | 1 | 298 |
| Retail | 3 | 238 |
| Agriculture | 7 | 225 |
| Transportation | 3 | 169 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 628 workers across 4 notices. On a related front, Finance & Insurance reported 605 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 50 | 2,857 |
| Santa Clara | 14 | 1,856 |
| Kern | 3 | 1,093 |
| Tulare | 5 | 981 |
| Contra Costa | 6 | 872 |
Los Angeles was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 2,857 workers across 50 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Woodland Hills | 7 | 330 |
| Santa Clara | 1 | 240 |
| Tasman Drive San Jose | 1 | 227 |
| Carlsbad | 2 | 178 |
| One Sansome Street, 33rd Floor San Francisco | 1 | 152 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 62 | 4,843 |
| Layoff | 110 | 4,558 |
| Temporary Layoff | 6 | 2,051 |
| Temporary Closure | 3 | 685 |
Closures accounted for 46% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryer's Grand Ice Cream | 1,015 | Temporary Layoff | 2023-09-20 | |
| Jabil Inc | 550 | Temporary Closure | 2023-09-21 | |
| Uss-Upi, LLC | 474 | Closure | 2023-09-29 | |
| Federal Express Corporation | 405 | Closure | 2023-09-15 | |
| Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | 306 | Temporary Layoff | 2023-09-20 | |
| Dryer's Grand Ice Cream | 306 | Temporary Layoff | 2023-09-20 | |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | 298 | Layoff | 2023-09-29 | |
| Sonoco | 292 | Closure | 2023-09-01 | |
| ShawIndustriesGroupInc.PlantWG | 283 | Closure | 2023-09-19 | |
| Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc | 257 | Closure | 2023-09-14 | |
| TTM Technologies, Inc., subsidiary of TTM Technologies North America, LLC | Santa Clara | 240 | Closure | 2023-09-25 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc | Tasman Drive San Jose | 227 | Layoff | 2023-09-12 |
| PLI Holdings, Inc | 217 | Closure | 2023-09-01 | |
| TerreduSoleildbaAubergeduSoleil | 217 | Temporary Layoff | 2023-09-25 | |
| Cacique Foods, LLC | 203 | Closure | 2023-09-19 |
The largest notice was filed by Dryer's Grand Ice Cream at its California facility, reporting 1,015 affected workers. Jabil Inc followed with 550 workers.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for California's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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