The closure of the Waterfront Hotel in Oakland, a long-standing landmark in the city’s Jack London Square for 35 years, left 57 employees without work, according to a state filing released Wednesday.

The hotel is located at 10 Washington St. by the Port of Oakland. The Hyatt Waterfront Hotel is located in Jack London Square ...

A fresh wave of layoffs jolted the Bay Area during March with several rounds of cutbacks that erased well over 600 jobs.

Derreck Johnson, who owns a restaurant in Jack London, says the Waterfront Hotel closing is a big deal because small mom and pop stores are dependent on big anchors.

The layoffs are scheduled for May 17. — Waterfront Hotel has closed its doors in Oakland’s Jack London Square and eliminated 57 jobs. The shutdown and staff reductions occurred March 18.