Employers in Oregon filed 10 WARN Act notices in July 2015, impacting roughly 1,920 workers and up 38300% versus July 2014. The average filing covered 192 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 228 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 228 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamas | 8 | 1,692 |
| Jackson | 2 | 228 |
Clackamas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 88% of all affected workers with 1,692 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 8 | 1,692 |
| Medford | 2 | 228 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 960 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital One | Portland | 818 | Closure | 2015-07-24 |
| Capital One | Portland | 818 | 2015-07-24 | |
| MAG Retail Group | Medford | 114 | Closure | 2015-07-02 |
| MAG Retail Group | Medford | 114 | 2015-07-02 | |
| Capital One | Portland | 22 | Closure | 2015-07-24 |
| Capital One | Portland | 22 | 2015-07-24 | |
| Capital One | Portland | 4 | Closure | 2015-07-24 |
| Capital One | Portland | 4 | 2015-07-24 | |
| Capital One | Portland | 2 | Closure | 2015-07-24 |
| Capital One | Portland | 2 | 2015-07-24 |
The single largest action involved Capital One at its Portland facility, reporting 818 affected workers. Capital One followed with 818 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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.
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