Employers in Oregon reported 2 WARN Act notices in September 2015, displacing an estimated 832 workers — signaling an acceleration from August. The average filing covered 416 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 832 |
The Retail sector topped the list of affected industries with 832 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | 2 | 832 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 416 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haggen Food & Pharmacy | Bellingham | 416 | Closure | 2015-09-25 |
| Haggen Food & Pharmacy | Bellingham | 416 | 2015-09-25 |
The most significant filing came from Haggen Food & Pharmacy at its Bellingham facility, reporting 416 affected workers. Haggen Food & Pharmacy followed with 416 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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