HRL Laboratories Layoff — April 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed February 3, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Malibu Canyon Drive Malibu, CA · 6 locations (Los Angeles County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on February 3, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the CA state workforce agency.
Summary
HRL Laboratories LLC notified employees on February 3, 2026, of a Reduction-In-Force tied to termination/reduction of a government contract and significant funding cuts. The company said 376 positions will be eliminated effective April 3, 2026, with the majority (258 jobs) at its Malibu headquarters and the remainder at satellite campuses in Lost Hills (Calabasas), Camarillo, Westlake (Thousand Oaks) and Santa Monica. HRL framed the action as the result of reduced funding for government work while noting it continues hiring for some technical roles and will maintain other active programs. The announcement included a company statement from the Director of Marketing and Communication and named General Motors and Boeing as owners of HRL.
HRL Laboratories disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on February 3, 2026. The notice covers 376 employees in Malibu Canyon Drive Malibu, CA (Los Angeles County), with the layoff effective April 3, 2026.
The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 6 CA communities: Agoura Road Calabasas, Calle Plano Camarillo, Malibu, Malibu Canyon Drive Malibu, Street Santa Monica, Willow Lane Thousand Oaks.
That is roughly 47% of the 800 people HRL Laboratories employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 5 layoff events at HRL Laboratories since January 2026, including 434 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 3 additional events known from news reporting.
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