Employers in Virginia posted 7 WARN Act notices in September 2015, affecting an estimated 4,843 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 1260% versus September 2014. The average filing covered 692 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Virginia this month. A total of 4,843 workers were affected across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk City | 2 | 3,024 |
| Chesapeake City | 3 | 765 |
Norfolk City was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 3,024 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | 2 | 3,024 |
| Clintwood & Nora | 2 | 1,054 |
| Chesapeake | 3 | 765 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 1,512 |
| Closure | 3 | 1,037 |
Closures accounted for 21% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems | Norfolk | 1,512 | Layoff | 2015-09-21 |
| BAE Systems | Norfolk | 1,512 | 2015-09-21 | |
| Alpha Natural Resources | Clintwood & Nora | 527 | Closure | 2015-09-21 |
| Alpha Natural Resources | Clintwood & Nora | 527 | 2015-09-21 | |
| Home Retention Services Inc | Chesapeake | 255 | Closure | 2015-09-23 |
| Home Retention Services, Inc | Chesapeake | 255 | Closure | 2015-09-23 |
| Home Retention Services, Inc | Chesapeake | 255 | 2015-09-23 |
The largest notice was filed by BAE Systems at its Norfolk facility, reporting 1,512 affected workers. BAE Systems followed with 1,512 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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