Oregon Layoffs — December 2015

Employers in Oregon posted 7 WARN Act notices in December 2015, affecting an estimated 244 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to November. The average filing covered 35 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 244 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clackamas	4	166
Lane	2	78

Clackamas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 166 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Lake Oswego	2	148
Springfield	2	78
Portland	2	18
Purchase dataset for city details	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	39
Closure	1	9

Closures accounted for 4% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Youth Villages, Christie Campus	Lake Oswego	74		2015-12-30
Youth Villages, Christie Campus	Lake Oswego	74		2015-12-30
Pacific States Plywood, Inc	Springfield	39	Layoff	2015-12-18
Pacific States Plywood, Inc	Springfield	39		2015-12-18
A-List, Inc. and H-List, Inc. dba Kitso	Portland	9	Closure	2015-12-28
A-List, Inc. & H-List Inc. dba Kitson	Portland	9		2015-12-28
Pacific States Plywood, Inc	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2015-12-18

The largest notice was filed by Youth Villages, Christie Campus at its Lake Oswego facility, reporting 74 affected workers. Youth Villages, Christie Campus followed with 74 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The trends suggest a mixed picture for Oregon's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.