California
FormFactor to lay off 220 workers in California
The California Employment Development Department published the WARN notices dated January 6, 2026; the permanent closures take effect January 30, 2026 and December 18, 2026.
FormFactor has notified California officials that it will lay off 220 workers at sites in Baldwin Park and Carlsbad, according to two Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices published by the California Employment Development Department.
The notices break down as follows: 113 workers in Baldwin Park (5188 Commerce Dr. Baldwin Park CA 91706); 107 workers in Carlsbad (2281 Las Palmas Dr. Carlsbad CA 92011).
The notices are dated January 6, 2026 and give January 30, 2026 and December 18, 2026 as the dates the permanent closures take effect.
We have recorded 50 layoffs in California so far in 2026.
Not yet known: exactly which roles are affected. Our sources do not say. If you know more, send us a tip.
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How we verified this
On October 11, 2026 we retrieved the California Employment Development Department WARN notice and confirmed that it names FormFactor, gives the figure we report (“113 + 107 across two WARN notices”) and supports the date. The reporting above comes from the sources listed; context about other layoffs comes from our own records. Software, including AI tools, helped find and match the source; read our methodology.
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