LayoffTracker

Layoffs in 2020

In 2020, US employers filed 16,121 mass-layoff and plant-closure notices with state labor agencies under the federal WARN Act and equivalent state laws. Every record below comes directly from those official filings — company, location, number of affected employees, and the effective date.

Use this page to see which employers reported layoffs in 2020, where the cuts happened, and how many workers were affected. Notices are updated as states publish them, and may be amended by employers after the initial filing.

Filings

16,119

WARN notices

Workers affected

2,094,099

Companies

11,084

Top state

California

656,374 affected

Peak month

March

1,017,764 affected

All 2020 layoff filings

Every WARN notice on record for this year, newest first.

Quixote Studios LLC

Los Angeles, CA · Mar 20, 2020

201

affected

CPK dba California Pizza Kitchen

Playa Vista, CA · Mar 18, 2020

71

affected

BJ's Restaurants Inc

Newark, CA · Mar 27, 2020

160

affected

Courtyard Management Corporation dba San Francisco Marriott Courtyard Downtown

San Francisco, CA · Mar 7, 2020

117

affected

PLAYWORKS

Oakland, CA · Apr 1, 2020

60

affected

IP Entertainment LLC dba Pins N Pockets

Lake Elsinore, CA · Mar 30, 2020

133

affected

Sea World

San Diego, CA · Apr 1, 2020

2,250

affected

VHG Post Street LLC, dba Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Mar 18, 2020

47

affected

Brighton Collectibles

City of Industry, CA · Mar 17, 2020

79

affected

Paper Source

Thousand Oaks, CA · Mar 29, 2020

10

affected

SVIH Management LLC

West Hollywood, CA · Mar 16, 2020

144

affected

Novo Construction Inc

San Francisco, CA · Mar 17, 2020

83

affected

Hersha Hospitality Management LP - Courtyard Los Angeles Westide

Culver City, CA · Mar 18, 2020

106

affected

Civic Plaza 12

Hesperia, CA · Mar 27, 2020

30

affected

UNICAL AVIATION Inc

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA · Mar 26, 2020

7

affected

Forever 21

Los Angeles, CA · Mar 29, 2020

347

affected

Marriott Hotel Services inc, dba San Francisco Marriott Marquis

San Francisco, CA · Feb 29, 2020

808

affected

Tao's Dental Care

San Mateo, CA · Mar 17, 2020

5

affected

PatientPop Inc

Santa Monica, CA · Mar 30, 2020

122

affected

SD Bishop Ranch LLC dba Slanted Door San Ramon

San Ramon, CA · Mar 30, 2020

59

affected