Employers in Virginia submitted 19 WARN Act notices in November 2015, putting at risk an estimated 1,911 workers — up substantially from October and up 895% versus November 2014. The average filing covered 101 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 92 |
The Information & Technology sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 92 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake City | 5 | 931 |
| Norfolk City | 4 | 322 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 96 |
| Virginia Beach City | 2 | 88 |
Chesapeake City saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 931 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake | 5 | 931 |
| Abingdon, Clintwood & Haysi | 3 | 474 |
| Norfolk | 4 | 322 |
| Centreville | 2 | 96 |
| Virginia Beach | 2 | 88 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 510 |
| Layoff | 6 | 494 |
Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Retention Services Inc | Chesapeake | 255 | Closure | 2015-11-19 |
| Home Retention Services, Inc | Chesapeake | 255 | Closure | 2015-11-19 |
| Home Retention Services, Inc | Chesapeake | 255 | 2015-11-19 | |
| Range Resources-Pine Mountain Inc | Abingdon, Clintwood & Haysi | 158 | 2015-11-09 | |
| Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc | Abingdon, Clintwood & Haysi | 158 | Layoff | 2015-11-09 |
| Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc | Abingdon, Clintwood & Haysi | 158 | 2015-11-09 | |
| Raytheon Intelligence Information & Services | Norfolk | 92 | Layoff | 2015-11-05 |
| Raytheon Technologies | Norfolk | 92 | 2015-11-05 | |
| Mitisubishi Kagaku Imaging Corporation (MKIC) | Chesapeake | 83 | Layoff | 2015-11-24 |
| Mitisubishi Kagaku Imaging Corporation (MKIC) | Chesapeake | 83 | 2015-11-24 | |
| CACI International Inc | Norfolk | 69 | Layoff | 2015-11-30 |
| CACI International Inc | Norfolk | 69 | 2015-11-30 | |
| PAREXEL International | Centreville | 48 | Layoff | 2015-11-24 |
| PAREXEL International | Centreville | 48 | 2015-11-24 | |
| Serco Inc | Virginia Beach | 44 | Layoff | 2015-11-19 |
Topping the list was Home Retention Services Inc at its Chesapeake facility, reporting 255 affected workers. Home Retention Services, Inc followed with 255 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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