California layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
74,780 workers in California received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 1,448 filings. Another 14,008 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at John Muir Physician Network - 5860 Owens Drive on Oct 28, 2026. In total the California registry holds 17,239 filings covering 1,445,307 jobs, hardest-hit in Los Angeles, the most recent filed Oct 26, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor, not every job lost.
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64,639 workers in California have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 1,193 filings (as of Oct 27, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 74,780. 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), Tesla, Inc (11,083), Meta Platforms, Inc. (9,046) jobs. The newest California filing is dated Oct 26, 2026. Every one is a notice the employer filed with the state.
Yes. 14,008 jobs across 201 WARN filings are scheduled to end in California in the next 90 days. The soonest is John Muir Physician Network - 5860 Owens Drive in Pleasanton, 1 jobs, effective Oct 28, 2026.
This page lists every California WARN notice on record. 1,193 California WARN notices have been filed so far in 2026, covering 64,639 jobs, the newest dated Oct 26, 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.
324 California filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Oct 26, 2026. New filings appear automatically.