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Is Safeway laying off workers?
Yes. Safeway filed 4 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 218 jobs. The most recent was filed Oct 20, 2026 for Richmond, California, effective Dec 20, 2026. Across every year on record since 2015: 66 notices covering 3,701 jobs.
3,701 roles affected across 66 filings in 6 states.
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3 WARN filings in the last 4 months (142 jobs) · 1 permanent site closure
CanaryWhistle's own assessment, computed from the public filings listed on this page. It is a read of hiring and workforce activity, not a statement about Safeway's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 6 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
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Filing history
Safeway has filed 66 WARN notices between 2015 and 2026, cutting 3,701 jobs in total. Down 85% year-on-year: 218 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 1,501 the year before.
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Every filing
Richmond, California
Filed Oct 20, 2026 (4d ago) · Effective Dec 20, 2026 · official filing →
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ClosurePleasanton, California
Filed Sep 17, 2026 (1mo ago) · Effective Nov 20, 2026 · official filing →
46
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Sep 17, 2026 (1mo ago) · Effective Nov 20, 2026 · official filing →
4
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Hayward, California
Filed Nov 5, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Feb 2, 2026 · official filing →
76
ClosureArapahoe, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
62
ClosureArapahoe, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
61
ClosurePikes Peak, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
63
ClosureLarimer, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
54
ClosureAdams, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
64
ClosureDenver, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
65
ClosureRural Consortium, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
53
ClosurePikes Peak, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
85
ClosureLarimer, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
50
ClosureRural Consortium, Colorado
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 7, 2025 · official filing →
60
ClosureChadron, Nebraska
Filed Sep 9, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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LayoffSanta Rosa, California
Filed Jun 16, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jul 31, 2025 · official filing →
3
ClosureREMOTE · SLIVER
Baker City, Oregon
Filed Mar 26, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective May 25, 2025 · official filing →
82
Permanent closureVallejo, California
Filed Feb 11, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Apr 11, 2025 · official filing →
95
ClosurePinole, California
Filed Feb 4, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Apr 4, 2025 · official filing →
69
ClosureRockville, Maryland
Filed Jan 31, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Apr 5, 2025 · official filing →
85
ClosurePhoenix, Arizona
Filed Jan 14, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
225
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Jan 14, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Feb 22, 2025 · official filing →
18
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Jan 14, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Feb 22, 2025 · official filing →
138
LayoffSan Jose, California
Filed Jan 7, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Feb 20, 2025 · official filing →
8
LayoffSan Francisco, California
Filed Dec 10, 2024 (1y ago) · Effective Feb 7, 2025 · official filing →
112
ClosureSan Francisco, California
Filed Jan 4, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Jan 1, 2025 · official filing →
111
ClosureSanta Clara, California
Filed Sep 6, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Nov 3, 2023 · official filing →
38
ClosureSan Francisco, California
Filed Apr 12, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Jun 15, 2023 · official filing →
65
ClosureMesa, Arizona
Filed Oct 18, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
65
LayoffScottsdale, Arizona
Filed Jun 21, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
60
LayoffMesa, Arizona
Filed Apr 26, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
54
LayoffTucson, Arizona
Filed Jan 4, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
62
LayoffPheonix, Arizona
Filed Jun 18, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
55
LayoffGlendale, Arizona
Filed Jun 18, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
61
LayoffLaurel, Maryland
Filed Aug 22, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Oct 22, 2016 · official filing →
75
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Aug 22, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Oct 21, 2016 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Pleasanton, California
Filed Jul 18, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Sep 16, 2016 · official filing →
5
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Pleasanton, California
Filed Jun 13, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
3
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Seat Pleasant, Maryland
Filed May 5, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Jul 2, 2016 · official filing →
94
LayoffRockville, Maryland
Filed May 5, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective Jul 2, 2016 · official filing →
70
LayoffSilver Spring, Maryland
Filed Mar 30, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective May 30, 2016 · official filing →
25
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Jan 11, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
7
LayoffFiled Jan 4, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
98
ClosurePleasanton, California
Filed Dec 14, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
33
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Nov 23, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
7
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Oct 30, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
23
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Sep 28, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
4
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Pleasanton, California
Filed Sep 21, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
15
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Aug 31, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
5
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Walnut Creek, California
Filed Aug 20, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
63
ClosurePleasanton, California
Filed Aug 10, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
37
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Jul 27, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
37
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Jul 20, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
14
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Jun 29, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
18
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Jun 8, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
8
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed May 18, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
28
LayoffFiled May 4, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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LayoffGlobe, Arizona
Filed May 4, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
44
LayoffDublin, California
Filed Apr 27, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Pleasanton, California
Filed Apr 27, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
20
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Apr 13, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
96
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Mar 23, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
72
LayoffPleasanton, California
Filed Mar 9, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
113
LayoffDublin, California
Filed Feb 23, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
3
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Pleasanton, California
Filed Feb 23, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
129
LayoffWest Sacramento, California
Filed Feb 21, 2015 (11y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
213
ClosureQuestions
Is Safeway laying off employees?
Yes. Safeway filed 4 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 218 jobs. The most recent was filed Oct 20, 2026 for Richmond, California, effective Dec 20, 2026. Across every year on record since 2015: 66 notices covering 3,701 jobs.
How many jobs is Safeway cutting?
218 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 3,701 jobs across all 66 official WARN filings on record since 2015, in 6 states.
When do the Safeway layoffs take effect?
The most recent filing lists an effective date of Dec 20, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.
Is Safeway on a list you care about?
Paste your suppliers, customers or holdings at /monitor and see which of them have filed a layoff that has not happened yet. A WARN notice is filed about 60 days before the jobs go, so those are still ahead of you. Free to check, no account, and we do not store your list.
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