Kern Layoffs
California WARN Act filings
Intelligence shows 2,705 employees affected across 18 companies in the Kern market. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream represents the largest single event with 726 positions eliminated. Additional restructuring confirmed at Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC (Dreyer's) and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, with Unknown departments showing elevated exposure. Effective dates range from October 14 through November 22.
What is happening in Kern County
Kern County has 5 active WARN filings covering 1,215 workers. The largest is Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, which filed for 647 workers. The next layoff takes effect on 2026-11-19.
The filings are concentrated in Bakersfield, which accounts for 94 percent of affected workers in the county. The most affected places are Bakersfield (2,542 workers), Shafter (69 workers), Tehachapi (66 workers).
Manufacturing accounts for the largest share of affected workers in Kern County, 48 percent of the total. Wholesale Trade is next.
Several employers appear more than once in Kern County: Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (2 filings). Repeat filings usually mean a phased reduction rather than a single closure.
The largest filings on record in Kern County are Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, 726 workers, effective 2025-11-23; Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, 647 workers, effective 2026-11-19; Randstad Inhouse Services (Dreyer's), 426 workers, effective 2026-11-19.
Upcoming and recent layoffs
Filings with an effective date in the future or within the last 90 days.
10 earlier filings in Kern County have already taken effect and are no longer listed above. They are included in the figures above.
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About WARN Act Filings
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 calendar days advance written notice of a plant closing or mass layoff. California's WARN Act (Labor Code sections 1400-1408) extends this to employers with 75 or more employees. All data on this site is sourced from filings published by the California Employment Development Department.