Tech giant to shutter six California plants, announces 1,400 layoffs

St. Petersburg-based technology component manufacturer Jabil Inc., one of the largest companies in the Tampa Bay region with some $33 billion in annual revenue, is laying off 1,364 California employees and closing six plants for the final week to 10 days of the year. News of the temporary job cuts comes from letters the publicly traded company sent to the Golden State’s Employment Development Department in late October.

The layoffs and plant closings will mostly begin in the days before Christmas and last through the first week of 2023, records show. The state’s WARN database shows 549 employees will be let go at a plant in Fremont, 484 in San Jose, 123 in Livemore, 83 in Manteca, 73 in Irvine and 52 in Benicia.