California Layoffs — January 2026, Week 3
Employers in California logged 27 WARN Act notices in January 2026, Week 3, involving roughly 2,338 workers. The average filing covered 87 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
27
Notices Filed
2,338
Workers Affected
87
Avg per Notice
6
Closures
Labor Market Snapshot — California (DOL/BLS)
5.5%
Unemployment
(December 2025)
38,212
Initial Claims
(2026-03-07 wk)
2.16%
Insured Unemp. Rate
(2026-03-07 wk)
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 5 | 576 |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 471 |
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 228 |
| Transportation | 2 | 106 |
| Retail | 2 | 106 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 55 |
| Utilities | 1 | 47 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 576 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 471 workers.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valero Refining | Benicia | 237 | Layoff | |
| Meta | Menlo Park | 219 | ||
| Meta | Burlingame | 219 | Layoff | |
| Ukg | Santa Ana | 209 | Closure | |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials | 163 | |||
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper | 110 | |||
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC DBA Mr. Cooper | Lake Forest | 110 | Layoff | |
| James Hardie Fontana Manufacturing | Fontana | 94 | Closure | |
| Western Digital Technologies | Milpitas | 87 | ||
| Albertsons Companies | Union City | 75 | ||
| DHL Supply Chain | Victorville | 74 | ||
| DHL Supply Chain | Livermore | 74 | Layoff | |
| RR Donnelley | Newark | 70 | Closure | |
| The Vons Companies | Long Beach | 70 | ||
| Resonetics | 61 |
The biggest impact was at Valero Refining at its Benicia facility, reporting 237 affected workers. Meta followed with 219 workers.
This report covers WARN Act filings in California for Week 3 of January 2026. View the national Week 3 report or view the full January report for California.