Employers in Virginia posted 11 WARN Act notices in November 2010, affecting an estimated 1,069 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to October. The average filing covered 97 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 342 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 108 |
| Utilities | 2 | 82 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 342 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Information & Technology reported 108 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Appomattox | 2 | 342 |
| Fairfax | 3 | 331 |
| Suffolk City | 2 | 216 |
| Virginia Beach City | 2 | 98 |
| Giles | 2 | 82 |
Appomattox saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 342 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Appomattox | 2 | 342 |
| Vienna | 1 | 223 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 216 |
| Chantilly | 2 | 108 |
| Virginia Beach | 2 | 98 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 548 |
| Layoff | 5 | 521 |
The high proportion of closures (51% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Virginia's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covance Inc | Vienna | 223 | Layoff | 2010-11-03 |
| Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc | Appomattox | 171 | Closure | 2010-11-02 |
| Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc | Appomattox | 171 | Closure | 2010-11-02 |
| Richmond Cold Storage Company LLC | Suffolk | 108 | Layoff | 2010-11-03 |
| Richmond Cold Storage Company, LLC | Suffolk | 108 | Layoff | 2010-11-03 |
| Biovail Technologies Ltd | Chantilly | 54 | Closure | 2010-11-05 |
| Biovail Technologies, Ltd | Chantilly | 54 | Closure | 2010-11-05 |
| Current USA Inc | Virginia Beach | 49 | Closure | 2010-11-17 |
| Current USA, Inc | Virginia Beach | 49 | Closure | 2010-11-17 |
| Duke Energy Generation Services INC | Narrows | 41 | Layoff | 2010-11-11 |
| Duke Energy Generation Services, INC | Narrows | 41 | Layoff | 2010-11-11 |
The largest notice was filed by Covance Inc at its Vienna facility, reporting 223 affected workers. Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc followed with 171 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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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