Levi Strauss & Co. has revealed plans to chop well over 100 jobs in San Francisco, the latest in an ominous wave of layoffs that could reinforce views that a “doom loop” now grips the Bay Area’s second-largest city.
The iconic clothing manufacturer, whose storied history stretches back more than a century to the California Gold Rush era, disclosed its decision for the layoffs in an official notice sent to the state’s labor agency.
San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. has decided to cut 143 jobs at its headquarters complex in San Francisco, the WARN filing with the state Employment Development Department shows.