Employers in California submitted 428 WARN Act notices in January 2024, putting at risk an estimated 23,326 workers — up substantially from December and up 6% versus January 2023. The average filing covered 54 workers, with 107 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 13 | 2,143 |
| Retail | 9 | 1,120 |
| Transportation | 13 | 749 |
| Information & Technology | 9 | 634 |
| Accommodation & Food | 6 | 585 |
| Healthcare | 32 | 497 |
| Finance & Insurance | 6 | 317 |
| Construction | 4 | 245 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 2,143 workers across 13 notices. Separately, Retail reported 1,120 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 78 | 4,674 |
| Santa Clara | 77 | 4,499 |
| Orange | 34 | 3,521 |
| San Diego | 46 | 2,582 |
| San Francisco | 29 | 1,995 |
Los Angeles saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 4,674 workers across 78 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto | 2 | 1,273 |
| San Francisco | 12 | 1,126 |
| Newport Beach | 1 | 699 |
| San Diego | 8 | 625 |
| Los Angeles | 6 | 501 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 315 | 15,339 |
| Closure | 106 | 7,005 |
| Temporary Layoff | 6 | 909 |
| Temporary Closure | 1 | 73 |
Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | Palo Alto | 1,267 | Layoff | 2024-01-03 |
| Tower Semiconductor | 699 | Temporary Layoff | 2024-01-05 | |
| Tower Semiconductor | Newport Beach | 699 | Layoff | 2024-01-30 |
| Activision Blizzard | 478 | Layoff | 2024-01-25 | |
| El Dorado National (California), Inc | 425 | Layoff | 2024-01-29 | |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 700 E. Middlefield Road Mountain View | 349 | Layoff | 2024-01-19 |
| Cruise LLC - Headquarters | San Francisco | 330 | Layoff | 2024-01-19 |
| Riot Games | 330 | Layoff | 2024-01-22 | |
| PayPal | 311 | Layoff | 2024-01-30 | |
| eBay Inc | 261 | Layoff | 2024-01-23 | |
| Hawker Pacific Aerospace, Inc | 260 | Layoff | 2024-01-30 | |
| Woodland Rite Aid Distribution Center | 241 | Closure | 2024-01-23 | |
| Invitae Corporation | San Francisco | 238 | Layoff | 2024-01-18 |
| Walmart | 232 | Closure | 2024-01-12 | |
| Walmart | El Cajon | 232 | Closure | 2024-01-29 |
Topping the list was Broadcom Inc at its Palo Alto facility, reporting 1,267 affected workers. Tower Semiconductor followed with 699 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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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