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Is American Apparel laying off workers?

Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from American Apparel in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Nov 7, 2016 for 332 jobs in Garden Grove, California. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.

3,888 roles affected across 5 filings in 2 states.

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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 2 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
California3,457Alabama431
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Filing history

American Apparel has filed 5 WARN notices between 2012 and 2016, cutting 3,888 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Nov 7, 2016.

431
3.5k
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Every filing

Garden Grove, California
Filed Nov 7, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Jan 6, 2017 · official filing →
332
Closure
Los Angeles, California
Filed Nov 7, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Jan 6, 2017 · official filing →
2,166
Closure
South Gate, California
Filed Nov 7, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Jan 6, 2017 · official filing →
959
Closure
Selma, Alabama
Filed Sep 25, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
250
Layoff
Fort Deposit, Alabama
Filed Jan 9, 2012 (14y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
181
Layoff

Questions

Is American Apparel laying off employees?

Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from American Apparel in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Nov 7, 2016 for 332 jobs in Garden Grove, California. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.

How many jobs is American Apparel cutting?

3,888 jobs across all 5 official WARN filings on record since 2012, in 2 states.

When do the American Apparel layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Jan 6, 2017. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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