Oregon Layoffs — November 2013

Employers in Oregon reported 2 WARN Act notices in November 2013, displacing an estimated 209 workers — signaling an acceleration from October. The average filing covered 104 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	1	131

The Transportation sector topped the list of affected industries with 131 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Yamhill	1	131
Clackamas	1	78

Yamhill was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 131 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Mcminnville	1	131
Portland	1	78

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	131
Closure	1	78

Closures accounted for 37% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Evergreen International Airlines Inc	Mcminnville	131	Layoff	2013-11-07
System Services of America Inc	Portland	78	Closure	2013-11-06

The most significant filing came from Evergreen International Airlines Inc at its Mcminnville facility, reporting 131 affected workers. System Services of America Inc followed with 78 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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.