Employers in Virginia logged 12 WARN Act notices in July 2015, involving roughly 1,171 workers — climbing above June and down 29% versus July 2014. The average filing covered 98 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 54 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 54 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg City | 3 | 465 |
| Arlington | 2 | 232 |
| Wise | 1 | 165 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 108 |
Fredericksburg City bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 465 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg | 3 | 465 |
| Arlington | 2 | 232 |
| McLean | 3 | 201 |
| Appalachia | 1 | 165 |
| Springfield | 2 | 108 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 469 |
| Closure | 2 | 310 |
Closures accounted for 26% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Natural Resources | Appalachia | 165 | Layoff | 2015-07-08 |
| Printpack Inc | Fredericksburg | 155 | Closure | 2015-07-31 |
| Printpack, Inc | Fredericksburg | 155 | Closure | 2015-07-31 |
| Printpack, Inc | Fredericksburg | 155 | 2015-07-31 | |
| Hertz Transporting Inc | Arlington | 116 | Layoff | 2015-07-21 |
| Hertz Transporting Inc | Arlington | 116 | 2015-07-21 | |
| NADA Retirement Administrators Inc | McLean | 67 | Layoff | 2015-07-15 |
| NADA Retirement Administrators, Inc | McLean | 67 | Layoff | 2015-07-15 |
| NADA Retirement Administrators, Inc | McLean | 67 | 2015-07-15 | |
| Raytheon | Springfield | 54 | Layoff | 2015-07-29 |
| Raytheon Technologies | Springfield | 54 | 2015-07-29 | |
| Alpha Natural Resources | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-07-08 |
The biggest impact was at Alpha Natural Resources at its Appalachia facility, reporting 165 affected workers. Printpack Inc followed with 155 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to a mixed picture for Virginia's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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