Washington DC Layoffs — June 2009

Employers in Washington DC reported 4 WARN Act notices in June 2009, displacing an estimated 92 workers. The average filing covered 23 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
92
Workers Affected
23
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington DC this month. A total of 92 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

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

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure186
Layoff36

The high proportion of closures (93% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington DC's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Balducci's Food Market86Closure2009-06-10
Department on Disability Services5Layoff2009-06-10
Office of Partnership and Grant Services1Layoff2009-06-10
DC Department of Human ServicesN/ALayoff2009-06-10

The most significant filing came from Balducci's Food Market at its Washington DC facility, reporting 86 affected workers. Department on Disability Services followed with 5 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Washington DC labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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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