Virginia Layoffs — February 2012

Employers in Virginia recorded 14 WARN Act notices in February 2012, covering approximately 1,588 workers — marking a sharp increase from January and up 275% versus February 2011. The average filing covered 113 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	1	210
Manufacturing	1	154

The Healthcare sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 210 workers across 1 notice. At the same time, Manufacturing reported 154 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Botetourt	2	378
Fairfax	2	333
Norfolk City	3	207
Hampton City	2	189
Chesterfield	1	154

Botetourt bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 378 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Roanoke	2	378
Falls Church	1	210
Norfolk	3	207
Hampton	2	189
Richmond	1	154

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	9	1,118
Closure	5	470

Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Inova Health System	Falls Church	210	Layoff	2012-02-16
HanoverDirect Inc	Roanoke	189	Layoff	2012-02-09
HanoverDirect, Inc	Roanoke	189	Layoff	2012-02-09
Duro Duro Bag Manufacturing Compnay	Richmond	154	Closure	2012-02-21
Simos	Williamsburg	135	Layoff	2012-02-24
ATK Mission Systems Group Space Division NASA Langley Facility	Hampton	124	Layoff	2012-02-23
LightSquard	Reston	123	Layoff	2012-02-27
Sears Holdings Sears Roebuck & Co. Associate Service Center	Norfolk	84	Closure	2012-02-15
Sears Holdings Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Associate Service Center	Norfolk	84	Closure	2012-02-15
CCC Transporation LLC	West Point	74	Closure	2012-02-03
CCC Transporation, LLC	West Point	74	Closure	2012-02-03
Lockheed Martin	Hampton	65	Layoff	2012-02-27
General Dynamics Land Systems	Woodbridge	44	Layoff	2012-02-13
Virginia Port Authority	Norfolk	39	Layoff	2012-02-01

Leading the list was Inova Health System at its Falls Church facility, reporting 210 affected workers. HanoverDirect Inc followed with 189 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.