Employers in Virginia recorded 6 WARN Act notices in August 2015, covering approximately 2,348 workers — marking a sharp increase from July and up 763% versus August 2014. The average filing covered 391 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 2,000 |
The Accommodation & Food sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 2,000 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach City | 2 | 2,000 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 216 |
| Petersburg City | 2 | 132 |
Virginia Beach City absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 85% of all affected workers with 2,000 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 2 | 2,000 |
| Springfield | 2 | 216 |
| Petersburg | 2 | 132 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 1,108 |
| Closure | 1 | 66 |
Closures accounted for 3% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Key Hotels & Resorts | Virginia Beach | 1,000 | Layoff | 2015-08-17 |
| Gold Key Hotels & Resorts | Virginia Beach | 1,000 | 2015-08-17 | |
| The Wilburn Company | Springfield | 108 | Layoff | 2015-08-13 |
| The Wilburn Company | Springfield | 108 | 2015-08-13 | |
| Sodex | Petersburg | 66 | Closure | 2015-08-31 |
| Sodexo | Petersburg | 66 | 2015-08-31 |
Leading the list was Gold Key Hotels & Resorts at its Virginia Beach facility, reporting 1,000 affected workers. Gold Key Hotels & Resorts followed with 1,000 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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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