Sacramento Layoffs
California WARN Act filings
Intelligence shows 2,978 employees affected across 27 companies in the Sacramento market. Educational Testing Service (ETS) represents the largest single event with 757 positions eliminated. Additional restructuring confirmed at Amazon - MAM9 and Foundation for California Community Colleges, with Unknown departments showing elevated exposure. Effective dates range from July 11 through October 30.
What is happening in Sacramento County
Sacramento County has 5 active WARN filings covering 402 workers. The largest is Foundation for California Community Colleges, which filed for 178 workers. The next layoff takes effect on 2026-09-30.
The filings are concentrated in Sacramento, which accounts for 61 percent of affected workers in the county. The most affected places are Sacramento (1,824 workers), Folsom (633 workers), Citrus Heights (342 workers).
Educational Services accounts for the largest share of affected workers in Sacramento County, 43 percent of the total. Professional Scientific and Technical Services is next.
Several employers appear more than once in Sacramento County: Foundation for California Community Colleges (3 filings), Blue Diamond Growers (2 filings). Repeat filings usually mean a phased reduction rather than a single closure.
The largest filings on record in Sacramento County are Educational Testing Service (ETS), 757 workers, effective 2025-12-31; Intel, 427 workers, effective 2025-07-11; Amazon, 342 workers, effective 2026-04-28.
Upcoming and recent layoffs
Filings with an effective date in the future or within the last 90 days.
16 earlier filings in Sacramento County have already taken effect and are no longer listed above. They are included in the figures above.
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Under the California WARN Act, employers with 75 or more employees must provide 60 days advance notice before a mass layoff, relocation, or plant closure. If you were affected by a filing in Sacramento, the following resources can help.
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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.