Metro area · California

Bakersfield-Delano

Since July 24, 2025, our records for the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area include 3 verified layoff stories covering at least 1,097 jobs and 35 WARN notices naming 2,586 workers.

Cities: Bakersfield, Tehachapi.

Metro boundaries follow the U.S. Census Bureau’s July 2023 delineation (CBSA 12540). WARN notices are included for California.

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WARN notices

As filed with the state. A notice is the employer’s plan; actual job losses can differ.

Notice date Employer Location Workers Type Effective Filing
Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC (Dreyer's)
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Bakersfield · Kern County 426 Closure, temporary Nov 19, 2026 State report
Key Energy Services, LLC - Bakersfield Location Bakersfield · Kern County 53 Closure, temporary Nov 22, 2026 State report
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
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Bakersfield · Kern County 221 Closure, temporary Nov 19, 2026 State report
Astrion Edwards · Kern County 28 Layoff, permanent Sep 30, 2026 State report
WeDriveU, Inc. Bakersfield · Kern County 34 Closure, permanent Oct 1, 2026 State report
WeDriveU, Inc. Mojave · Kern County 12 Closure, permanent Oct 1, 2026 State report
WeDriveU, Inc. Lake Isabella · Kern County 15 Closure, permanent Oct 1, 2026 State report
WeDriveU, Inc. Lebec · Kern County 1 Closure, permanent Oct 1, 2026 State report
WeDriveU, Inc. Tehachapi · Kern County 1 Closure, permanent Oct 1, 2026 State report
Yerba Mate Co., LLC - Bakersfield/Fresno Bakersfield · Kern County 1 Layoff, permanent Sep 1, 2026 State report
Dignity Health (Bakersfield Memorial Hospital)
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Bakersfield · Kern County 57 Layoff, permanent Aug 3, 2026 State report
Adventist Health Bakersfield Bakersfield · Kern County 15 Layoff, permanent Jul 3, 2026 State report
Adventist Health Delano Delano · Kern County 3 Layoff, permanent Jul 3, 2026 State report
Adventist Health Specialty Bakersfield Bakersfield · Kern County 1 Layoff, permanent Jul 3, 2026 State report
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Tehachapi · Kern County 3 Layoff, permanent Jul 3, 2026 State report
NYDJ Apparel, LLC Arvin · Kern County 2 Layoff, permanent Jul 31, 2026 State report
Sunrise Brands, Warehousing Facility LLC Arvin · Kern County 83 Layoff, permanent Jul 31, 2026 State report
Boeing Company - Edwards AFB Edwards AFB · Kern County 2 Layoff, permanent Jun 12, 2026 State report
Aramark Campus, LLC Bakersfield · Kern County 49 Layoff, permanent Jun 11, 2026 State report
Supernal, LLC Kern County 13 Layoff, permanent Apr 28, 2026 State report
Supernal, LLC Kern County 1 Layoff, permanent Apr 28, 2026 State report
California Resources Corporation - (River Run) Bakersfield · Kern County 46 Layoff, permanent Feb 14, 2026 State report
California Resources Corporation (Ming) Bakersfield · Kern County 9 Layoff, permanent Feb 14, 2026 State report
Commute is Great Logistics LLC Bakersfield · Kern County 132 Closure, permanent Feb 3, 2026 State report
V2X - NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center MS 1714 Edwards · Kern County 62 Closure, permanent Mar 1, 2026 State report
Terzo Enterprises Incorporated Bakersfield · Kern County 58 Closure, permanent Jan 30, 2026 State report
Building Materials Manufacturing LLC (a/k/a GAF) Shafter · Kern County 69 Closure, permanent Jan 24, 2026 State report
Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC Bakersfield · Kern County 214 Closure, temporary Nov 23, 2025 State report
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Bakersfield · Kern County 726 Layoff, temporary Nov 23, 2025 State report
Revol Greens CA, LLC Tehachapi · Kern County 42 Closure, permanent Nov 8, 2025 State report
Woodward West Tehachapi · Kern County 24 Closure, permanent Nov 3, 2025 State report
Chevron Kern County 52 Layoff, permanent Oct 23, 2025 State report
Pactiv LLC Bakersfield · Kern County 127 Closure, permanent Oct 14, 2025 State report
Galleher LLC b Bakersfield · Kern County 2 Closure, permanent Sep 29, 2025 State report
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Bakersfield · Kern County 2 Layoff, permanent Sep 24, 2025 State report

Rules and resources in California

Notice rules

Under the federal WARN Act, employers with 100 or more employees generally must give 60 days’ written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff.

California has its own rules (California WARN Act (Cal-WARN)):

  • Applies to employers with 75 or more employees, counting full-time and part-time workers.
  • Covers a layoff of 50 or more employees within a 30-day period, a plant or facility closure, or a relocation of operations.
  • Employers must give written notice at least 60 days in advance.

Source: Layoff Services: WARN, California Employment Development Department (California Labor Code, Section 1400.5). Checked October 11, 2026.

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