California Layoffs — December 2025
Employers in California recorded 45 WARN Act notices in December 2025, covering approximately 2,999 workers — marking a decline from November and down 39% versus December 2024. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 13 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 6 | 891 |
| Finance & Insurance | 5 | 446 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 189 |
| Information & Technology | 4 | 129 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 121 |
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 94 |
| Government | 2 | 20 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 5 |
The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 891 workers across 6 notices. At the same time, Finance & Insurance reported 446 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 6 | 865 |
| Santa Clara | 10 | 387 |
| Los Angeles | 8 | 346 |
| Solano | 3 | 343 |
| Orange | 4 | 271 |
Riverside bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 865 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| March Air Reserve Base | 1 | 374 |
| Riverside | 1 | 374 |
| Fairfield | 1 | 238 |
| San Jose | 3 | 163 |
| Lake Forest | 2 | 123 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 13 | 1,133 |
| Layoff | 4 | 320 |
Closures accounted for 38% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Beef | March Air Reserve Base | 374 | ||
| Swift Beef | Riverside | 374 | Closure | |
| Anheuser-Busch Commercial Strategy | Fairfield | 238 | Closure | |
| Fullstack Modular | 200 | |||
| Roseburg Forest Product Co Weed Veneer | 147 | |||
| bioMerieux | San Jose | 121 | Closure | |
| Wells Fargo | San Bernardino | 114 | ||
| Wells Fargo | Sacramento | 114 | Layoff | |
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC dba Mr. Cooper | 102 | |||
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC DBA Mr. Cooper | Lake Forest | 102 | Layoff | |
| Leprino Foods | Lemoore | 100 | Closure | |
| Palo Verde Hospital | Blythe | 99 | Layoff | |
| Ovations FanFare, L.P. dba OVG Hospitality | 90 | |||
| Mare Island Dry Dock | 84 | |||
| Collins Pine | Chester | 79 |
Leading the list was Swift Beef at its March Air Reserve Base facility, reporting 374 affected workers. Swift Beef followed with 374 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The filings reflect 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.