Employers in Washington DC logged 2 WARN Act notices in January 2015, involving roughly 192 workers. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 96 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 96 workers across 1 notice.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washington D.C | 1 | 96 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 96 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 96 | Closure | 2015-01-28 | |
| General Dynamics | Washington D.C | 96 | 2015-01-28 |
The biggest impact was at General Dynamics Information Technology at its Washington DC facility, reporting 96 affected workers. General Dynamics followed with 96 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Washington DC labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Washington DC. 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 Washington DC WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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