Washington DC Layoffs — September 2007

Employers in Washington DC logged 3 WARN Act notices in September 2007, involving roughly 391 workers. The average filing covered 130 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

3
Notices Filed
391
Workers Affected
130
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Mining & Energy219

The Mining & Energy sector dominated layoff filings with 19 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

Geographic details were not available for filings in Washington DC this month.

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff3391

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Aramark Sports, LLC372Layoff2007-09-29
Washington Gas17Layoff2007-09-24
Washington Gas2Layoff2007-09-19

The biggest impact was at Aramark Sports, LLC at its Washington DC facility, reporting 372 affected workers. Washington Gas followed with 17 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Washington DC labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Mining & Energy sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Washington DC. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Washington DC WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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