Oregon Layoffs — May 2011

Employers in Oregon filed 1 WARN Act notices in May 2011, impacting roughly 58 workers. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

1
Notices Filed
58
Workers Affected
58
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Education158

The Education sector led the way in workforce reductions with 58 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Clackamas158

Clackamas absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 58 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Portland158

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure158

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Oregon's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Insight SchoolsPortland58Closure2011-05-18

The single largest action involved Insight Schools at its Portland facility, reporting 58 affected workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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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