Virginia Layoffs — November 2011

Employers in Virginia logged 4 WARN Act notices in November 2011, involving roughly 223 workers — falling below October and down 79% versus November 2010. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Virginia this month. A total of 223 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Smyth	1	108
Fairfax	2	70
Suffolk City	1	45

Smyth saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 108 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Marion	1	108
Falls Church	2	70
Suffolk	1	45

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	178
Layoff	1	45

The high proportion of closures (80% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Virginia's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Marion Youth Center	Marion	108	Closure	2011-11-08
BASF Corporation	Suffolk	45	Layoff	2011-11-29
Filene's Basement/Syms Clothing Syms Corp and Filene's basement LLCOne Syms WaySecaucus New Jersey	Falls Church	35	Closure	2011-11-04
Filene\'s Basement/Syms Clothing Syms Corp and Filene\'s basement, LLCOne Syms WaySecaucus, New Jersey	Falls Church	35	Closure	2011-11-04

The biggest impact was at Marion Youth Center at its Marion facility, reporting 108 affected workers. BASF Corporation followed with 45 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Virginia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.