California layoffs in 2021
Mass-layoff and plant-closure filings reported in California in 2021, sourced from official state WARN records.
623 filings in California in 2021
Filings (2021)
623
WARN notices
Workers affected
50,016
Companies
435
Top city
Los Angeles
5,284 affected
Peak month
April
10,103 affected
California layoffs month by month in 2021
Workers affected by the month each layoff took effect.
California layoff filings in 2021
Every WARN notice on record, newest first.
California layoffs by city in 2021
Top 20 of 193 cities that reported layoffs, ranked by workers affected.
Los Angeles
5,284
workers affected
39 filings · 32 companies
San Francisco
5,232
workers affected
53 filings · 28 companies
San Diego
4,065
workers affected
43 filings · 27 companies
South San Francisco
1,428
workers affected
20 filings · 17 companies
Long Beach
1,233
workers affected
11 filings · 10 companies
San Jose
1,101
workers affected
13 filings · 11 companies
Bakersfield
878
workers affected
9 filings · 5 companies
Fresno
863
workers affected
10 filings · 8 companies
Irvine
830
workers affected
10 filings · 8 companies
Thousand Oaks
726
workers affected
4 filings · 4 companies
Lake Forest
705
workers affected
5 filings · 2 companies
Oakland
696
workers affected
9 filings · 5 companies
Ontario
630
workers affected
9 filings · 8 companies
Pomona
621
workers affected
6 filings · 5 companies
Newbury Park
592
workers affected
2 filings · 1 companies
Sacramento
584
workers affected
7 filings · 6 companies
Camarillo
550
workers affected
4 filings · 4 companies
Unknown
531
workers affected
8 filings · 8 companies
Brea
527
workers affected
1 filings · 1 companies
Emeryville
520
workers affected
6 filings · 5 companies