California Layoffs — November 2022

Employers in California logged 230 WARN Act notices in November 2022, involving roughly 12,708 workers — climbing above October and up 193% versus November 2021. The average filing covered 55 workers, with 61 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 2,529 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 2,206 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Los Angeles saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 2,673 workers across 48 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Closures accounted for 32% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at Smithfield Distribution at its Vernon facility, reporting 1,755 affected workers. Twitter followed with 784 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the California labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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.