California layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
129,215 workers in California received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 2,586 filings. Another 11,116 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Silgan Containers on Oct 12, 2026. In total the California registry holds 19,054 filings covering 1,538,276 jobs, hardest-hit in Los Angeles, the most recent filed Oct 6, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor, not every job lost.
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Questions
98,875 workers in California have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 1,894 filings (as of Oct 10, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 129,215. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of jobs lost in California is higher.
The largest California WARN filings on record are Tend Exchange Subsidiary LLC and Delaware Tender Staffing LLC (16,132), Meta Platforms, Inc. (12,879), Tesla, Inc (11,083) jobs. The newest California filing is dated Oct 6, 2026. Every one is a notice the employer filed with the state.
Yes. 11,116 jobs across 225 WARN filings are scheduled to end in California in the next 90 days. The soonest is Silgan Containers in Riverbank, 120 jobs, effective Oct 12, 2026.
This page lists every California WARN notice on record. 1,894 California WARN notices have been filed so far in 2026, covering 98,875 jobs, the newest dated Oct 6, 2026. Each one is taken from the notices employers file with the California state labor agency, with a link to the original where the state publishes one.
Yes. Under the federal WARN Act, larger employers must give about 60 days' notice before a mass layoff or site closure, filed with the state. Some states add their own mini-WARN rules with lower thresholds.
343 California filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Oct 6, 2026. New filings appear automatically.