San Diego Layoffs
California WARN Act filings
Intelligence shows 4,691 employees affected across 64 companies in the San Diego market. Hilton San Diego Bayfront represents the largest single event with 394 positions eliminated. Additional restructuring confirmed at DexCom, Inc and Sharp HealthCare - 8695, with Unknown departments showing elevated exposure. Effective dates range from July 31 through December 18.
What is happening in San Diego County
San Diego County has 7 active WARN filings covering 680 workers. The largest is Sapporo U.S.A, which filed for 200 workers. The next layoff takes effect on 2026-09-28.
The filings are concentrated in San Diego, which accounts for 66 percent of affected workers in the county. The most affected places are San Diego (3,027 workers), Carlsbad (803 workers), Escondido (250 workers).
Manufacturing accounts for the largest share of affected workers in San Diego County, 23 percent of the total. Healthcare and Social Assistance is next.
Several employers appear more than once in San Diego County: Thermo Fisher Scientific (2 filings), Amazon (2 filings), Coastal Trading Ventures (2 filings). Repeat filings usually mean a phased reduction rather than a single closure.
The largest filings on record in San Diego County are Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 394 workers, effective 2025-12-13; Sharp HealthCare, 393 workers, effective 2025-09-02; DexCom, 319 workers, effective 2025-11-03.
Upcoming and recent layoffs
Filings with an effective date in the future or within the last 90 days.
44 earlier filings in San Diego 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 San Diego, the following resources can help.
Apply online through the California Employment Development Department. You may be eligible before your last day.
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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.