California layoffs in 2020 - 6,060 layoff events across 4,506 companies, impacting 656,374 employees based on official WARN filings.

This page covers all layoffs in California, including affected cities, employers, notice dates, and employee totals. The most impacted city was Los Angeles, with 506 events affecting 67,237 employees. The peak month was Mar with 2,852 layoff events.

Year

6,060

Total Events

656,374

Employees Affected

4,506

Total Companies

Company Name	City	State	Affected Employees	Notice Date	Layoff Date
Ichor Systems Inc	Union City	California	78	Jul 22, 2020	Dec 31, 2020
Sun G. Wong Enterprises, Inc. dba Iron Horse Tavern	Sacramento	California	101	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2020
Gulfstream	Long Beach	California	608	Oct 27, 2020	Dec 31, 2020
Pacific Life Insurance Co	Newport Beach	California	87	Oct 23, 2020	Dec 31, 2020
Compass Group USA, Inc. d/b/a Eurest	San Francisco	California	67	Nov 2, 2020	Dec 31, 2020
John F. Kennedy University	Pleasant Hill	California	222	Oct 29, 2020	Dec 31, 2020
General Monitors	Lake Forest	California	63	Mar 23, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy	San Francisco	California	106	Oct 29, 2020	Dec 31, 2020
Nursery Supplies Inc	Orange	California	40	Mar 18, 2020	Dec 31, 2020
Aramark - Concord Pavilion	Concord	California	69	Dec 29, 2020	Dec 31, 2020

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By Month — California (2020)

Events, employees affected and companies by month

PeakMar (2,852)

By City — California (2020)

487 cities reported