Employers in Virginia logged 12 WARN Act notices in September 2013, involving roughly 961 workers — climbing above August and up 62% versus September 2012. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 137 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 137 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Radford | 1 | 264 |
| Chesterfield | 2 | 205 |
| Lee | 1 | 137 |
| Virginia Beach City | 1 | 106 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 104 |
Radford was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 264 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Radford | 1 | 264 |
| Richmond | 1 | 184 |
| Pennington Gap | 1 | 137 |
| Virginia Beach | 1 | 106 |
| Reston | 2 | 104 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 10 | 894 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grede | Radford | 264 | Layoff | 2013-09-06 |
| Fluor | Richmond | 184 | Layoff | 2013-09-12 |
| Lee Regional Medical Center | Pennington Gap | 137 | Layoff | 2013-09-11 |
| URS Corporation | Virginia Beach | 106 | Layoff | 2013-09-16 |
| Minova | Grundy | 65 | Layoff | 2013-09-05 |
| Northrop Grumman Information Systems Sector Intelligence Systems Division | Reston | 52 | 2013-09-30 | |
| Northrop Grumman, Information Systems Sector, Intelligence Systems Division | Reston | 52 | Layoff | 2013-09-30 |
| Bostwick Laboratories | Glen Allen | 34 | Layoff | 2013-09-25 |
| URS Corporation | Chester | 21 | Layoff | 2013-09-19 |
| URS Corporation | Salem | 16 | Layoff | 2013-09-19 |
| URS Corporation | Staunton | 15 | 2013-09-16 | |
| URS Coporation | Staunton | 15 | Layoff | 2013-09-16 |
The biggest impact was at Grede at its Radford facility, reporting 264 affected workers. Fluor followed with 184 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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.
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