Employers in Oregon logged 2 WARN Act notices in December 2010, involving roughly 163 workers — climbing above November. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 163 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Yamhill | 1 | 83 |
| Clackamas | 1 | 80 |
Yamhill felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 83 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | 1 | 83 |
| Wilsonville | 1 | 80 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 163 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Oregon's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Homes, Inc | Sheridan | 83 | Closure | 2010-12-01 |
| bioMerieux, Inc | Wilsonville | 80 | Closure | 2010-12-01 |
The biggest impact was at Liberty Homes, Inc at its Sheridan facility, reporting 83 affected workers. bioMerieux, Inc followed with 80 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Oregon. 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 Oregon WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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