Incomplete list of job loss announcements and shutdowns.
Arkansas: Boulevard Bread shutting down their River Market kiosk.
California: Once again British empire based, U.S. tax sucking, BAE Systems way late on issuing a mass layoff WARN. This time they revealed they laid off 230 people in San Francisco, at the beginning of the month! In Bakersfield, California Resources eliminating 74 oil industry jobs by mid-April. In Vacaville, after 55 years Green Tee Golf Club shutting down, the operators blaming lack of money. InCosta Mesa, after 55 years H.J. Garrett Furniture shutting down when the inventory is gone, the operators say they want to retire, but also blame declining sales and the now sky-high cost of living in California. What automotive industry recovery? UTi shutting down their automotive school in Long Beach, 64 jobs gone by April. Southern California Edison eliminating 48 jobs in Rosemead, by April. Pinecrest Schools finally revealed how many jobs will be lost by their mass shutdown of campuses; 176 by June! More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high tech for your demise; Palo Alto based Hewlett Packard (HP) revealed they eliminated 74 HQ jobs back in January. Mountain View based software company Symantec laid off six people at the beginning of this month. Also in Mountain View, TangoMe eliminating 53 jobs by mid-April. Japan based Toshiba Information Systems began eliminating jobs in Irvine. Sunnyvale based internet company Yahoo issued more layoff WARNs, this time 322 jobs across four cities eliminated by mid-April! 
Warren Buffett owned Kraft-Heinz issued a shutdown WARN for their San Leandro food factory, 117 jobs lost by mid-April! Pacific Harvest issued a layoff WARN for their Guadalupe food ops, 75 jobs lost by mid-April. Valley Fine Foods suddenly shutdown their 22 years old Benicia production ops, 94 jobs gone. The company moved their production, sanitation, shipping and receiving and maintenance operation to North Carolina, loyal employees had no warning: “They were shocked and surprised. A few have been here a while, 17 years. Those were the hardest impacted. They appeared…..in shock, like phases of any loss, it’s shock and denial first.”-Adriana Nunez, HR manager
Colorado: Smartphone case maker OtterBox admitted it began laying off an undisclosed number of Fort Collins employees in 2015, and into 2016. Administrators admitted they failed to file a WARN with state employment officials.
Florida: In Maitland, after nearly 30 years RanGetsu Japanese Restaurant and Bar shutting down in March, no reason given. Local news reports say at one time the owners were trying to open five restaurants, now they’ll be down to just their restaurant back in Japan.
Illinois: Hoffman Estates based Sears Holdings revealed it eliminated 401 HQ jobs due to crappy 2015 holiday sales! 151 of those jobs were already vacant. Sears Holdings will also accelerate the sale of assets. School District 205 eliminating stipends for club sponsors and eliminating 109 jobs! The district is short $2.6-million USD, blaming lack of taxpayer funding caused by what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome. For the first time in 25 years Parkland College eliminating jobs, administrators blame the state ‘lawmakers’ for dragging their feet on taxpayer funding for the next school year. In Prospect Heights after only two years and $13-million in renovations, the Ultra Foods grocery store shutting down next week due to lack of sales.
Indiana: Indianapolis based Republic Airways Holdings now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, blaming in part “a nationwide pilot shortage”. What they really mean is a shortage of pilots who want to work for peanuts! In New Albany, after 30 years Mom & Pop’s Cone Corner is no more. The current owners bought the ice cream joint last year, they gave no reason for the shutdown.
Louisiana: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts shutting down their Shreveport donut shop on Youree Drive. In a ’round-a-bout way administrators said the store was losing money.
Michigan: Benton Harbor based home appliance maker Whirlpool warning of mass factory layoffs and confirmed it already eliminated an undisclosed number of HQ jobs. Administrators also gave a conflicting 4th quarter 2015 report saying ‘net revenues’ had doubled from 4th Q 2014, but that actual ‘sales’ were down by almost half a million dollars.
North Carolina: Charlotte based Too Big to Jail Bank of America continues to kill jobs, this time admitting they eliminated a “small number” of corporate level and global marketing jobs.
Oklahoma: Petroleum company Kimray eliminating 65 jobs in March. Administrators say the layoffs are their last resort as they’ve already frozen pay levels, cut budgets & investments and encouraged employees to accept bribes to quit (buyouts).
Texas: Houston based Halliburton killing more jobs, 5-thousand this time! That’s on top of the almost 22-thousand jobs killed by the oil field service company in the past two years!
Virginia: In Woodbridge, C&W Books shutting down on Monday: “After 25 years in your community, C & W Used Books will be closing on Feb. 29. Our lease is up and we cannot afford the rent increase.”
Washington: In Gig Harbor, after 47 years Mostly Books shutting down due to the property owner wanting to sell.
Wisconsin: Menomonee Falls based retailer Kohl’s warning that it must shutdown at least 18 stores this year. Locations and timing of the shutdowns yet to be determined. It’s blamed on stagnant 2015 holiday sales (a meager 0.4% above 2014 holiday sales).
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
24 February 2016: “Sales keep going down, expenses keep going up and I’m having a hard time just paying my bills, so it’s just time.”
Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”