Employers in Virginia filed 4 WARN Act notices in February 2014, impacting roughly 386 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 44% versus February 2013. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 110 |
The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 110 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Danville City | 1 | 116 |
| Suffolk City | 1 | 110 |
| Frederick | 1 | 100 |
| Arlington | 1 | 60 |
Danville City bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 116 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Danville | 1 | 116 |
| Suffolk | 1 | 110 |
| Winchester | 1 | 100 |
| Arlington | 1 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 270 |
| Closure | 1 | 116 |
Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Commodore Corporation | Danville | 116 | Closure | 2014-02-20 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | Suffolk | 110 | Layoff | 2014-02-25 |
| Coral Graphics | Winchester | 100 | Layoff | 2014-02-17 |
| Child Care Aware of America | Arlington | 60 | Layoff | 2014-02-28 |
The single largest action involved The Commodore Corporation at its Danville facility, reporting 116 affected workers. General Dynamics Information Technology followed with 110 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Virginia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology 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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