Employers in Virginia reported 6 WARN Act notices in August 2010, displacing an estimated 960 workers — signaling an acceleration from July. The average filing covered 160 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 338 |
The Information & Technology sector topped the list of affected industries with 338 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| York | 2 | 450 |
| Accomack | 2 | 338 |
| Alexandria City | 1 | 90 |
| Hampton City | 1 | 82 |
York absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 47% of all affected workers with 450 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | 2 | 450 |
| Wallops Island | 2 | 338 |
| Alexandria | 1 | 90 |
| Hampton | 1 | 82 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 566 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Refining Yorktown Inc | Yorktown | 225 | 2010-08-05 | |
| Western Refining Yorktown, Inc | Yorktown | 225 | Layoff | 2010-08-05 |
| Northrop Grumman Technical Services Inc (NGTS) | Wallops Island | 169 | 2010-08-11 | |
| Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc (NGTS) | Wallops Island | 169 | Layoff | 2010-08-11 |
| Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) | Alexandria | 90 | Layoff | 2010-08-27 |
| Raytheon Mission Operations & Services | Hampton | 82 | Layoff | 2010-08-25 |
The most significant filing came from Western Refining Yorktown Inc at its Yorktown facility, reporting 225 affected workers. Western Refining Yorktown, Inc followed with 225 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Virginia. 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 Virginia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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