Employers in Virginia posted 14 WARN Act notices in July 2014, affecting an estimated 1,648 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 20500% versus July 2013. The average filing covered 118 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 3 | 638 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 213 |
| Transportation | 3 | 124 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 638 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Mining & Energy reported 213 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wise | 1 | 213 |
| Grayson | 2 | 208 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 176 |
| Fredericksburg City | 1 | 159 |
| Chesterfield | 2 | 130 |
Wise bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 13% of all affected workers with 213 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Central | 1 | 375 |
| Northern | 1 | 216 |
| Appalachia | 1 | 213 |
| Independence | 2 | 208 |
| Reston | 2 | 176 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 13 | 1,435 |
| Closure | 1 | 213 |
Closures accounted for 13% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corizon Health | Central | 375 | Layoff | 2014-07-11 |
| Corizon Health | Northern | 216 | Layoff | 2014-07-11 |
| Cumberland River Coal Company | Appalachia | 213 | Closure | 2014-07-21 |
| Intuit | Fredericksburg | 159 | Layoff | 2014-07-15 |
| Med-Fit Systems Inc | Independence | 104 | Layoff | 2014-07-02 |
| Med-Fit Systems, Inc | Independence | 104 | Layoff | 2014-07-02 |
| NII Holdings Inc | Reston | 88 | Layoff | 2014-07-01 |
| NII Holdings, Inc | Reston | 88 | Layoff | 2014-07-01 |
| Acision LLC | Richmond | 65 | Layoff | 2014-07-11 |
| Acision, LLC | Richmond | 65 | Layoff | 2014-07-11 |
| Transit Holding LLC | Purcellville | 52 | Layoff | 2014-07-01 |
| Transit Holding, LLC | Purcellville | 52 | Layoff | 2014-07-01 |
| Corizon Health | Eastern | 47 | Layoff | 2014-07-11 |
| United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) | Chesapeake | 20 | Layoff | 2014-07-08 |
The largest notice was filed by Corizon Health at its Central facility, reporting 375 affected workers. Corizon Health followed with 216 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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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