California Layoffs — June 2015
Employers in California logged 65 WARN Act notices in June 2015, involving roughly 4,364 workers — falling below May and down 50% versus June 2014. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 20 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 26 | 1,347 |
| Information & Technology | 13 | 945 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 446 |
| Agriculture | 3 | 360 |
| Retail | 7 | 335 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2 | 208 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 197 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 121 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 1,347 workers across 26 notices. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 945 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19 | 1,378 |
| Orange | 9 | 997 |
| Santa Clara | 8 | 295 |
| San Francisco | 7 | 258 |
| Santa Barbara | 1 | 225 |
Los Angeles was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 1,378 workers across 19 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Niguel | 1 | 500 |
| Irvine | 2 | 443 |
| Long Beach | 5 | 372 |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 290 |
| San Francisco | 6 | 250 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 44 | 2,454 |
| Closure | 20 | 1,906 |
| Temporary Layoff | 1 | 4 |
Closures accounted for 44% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LongView International Technology | Laguna Niguel | 500 | Layoff | |
| Discover Home Loans | Irvine | 393 | Closure | |
| King Meat | Los Angeles | 227 | Closure | |
| Superior Farming | Santa Maria | 225 | Layoff | |
| House of Blues Los Angeles | West Hollywood | 197 | Closure | |
| Ito Packing | Reedley | 197 | Closure | |
| Intel | Folsom | 152 | Layoff | |
| Flying Food Group | Harbor City | 121 | Layoff | |
| Aerotek | Long Beach | 121 | Layoff | |
| Merced Transportation | Merced | 107 | Layoff | |
| TABC | Long Beach | 104 | Layoff | |
| Tabc | Long Beach | 104 | Layoff | |
| Intel | Santa Clara | 103 | Layoff | |
| Intuit | San Francisco | 86 | Layoff | |
| Envoy | San Diego | 79 | Layoff |
The biggest impact was at LongView International Technology at its Laguna Niguel facility, reporting 500 affected workers. Discover Home Loans followed with 393 workers.
Trend & Outlook
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 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.