Employers in Virginia reported 14 WARN Act notices in December 2015, displacing an estimated 3,510 workers — signaling an acceleration from November and up 647% versus December 2014. The average filing covered 251 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 228 |
The Information & Technology sector topped the list of affected industries with 228 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newport News City | 2 | 1,482 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 1,468 |
| Arlington | 2 | 228 |
| Chesterfield | 2 | 190 |
| Alexandria City | 2 | 142 |
Newport News City bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 42% of all affected workers with 1,482 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newport News | 2 | 1,482 |
| Dublin | 2 | 1,468 |
| Arlington | 2 | 228 |
| Richmond | 2 | 190 |
| Alexandria | 2 | 142 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 1,660 |
| Closure | 1 | 95 |
Closures accounted for 3% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News | 741 | Layoff | 2015-12-03 |
| Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News | 741 | 2015-12-03 | |
| Volvo Group Trucks Operations | Dublin | 734 | Layoff | 2015-12-01 |
| Volvo Group Trucks Operations | Dublin | 734 | 2015-12-01 | |
| Alion Science and Technology | Arlington | 114 | Layoff | 2015-12-08 |
| Alion Science and Technology | Arlington | 114 | 2015-12-08 | |
| Pleasants Hardware | Richmond | 95 | Closure | 2015-12-29 |
| Pleasants Hardware | Richmond | 95 | 2015-12-29 | |
| SSC Service Solutions | Alexandria | 71 | Layoff | 2015-12-09 |
| SSC Service Solutions | Alexandria | 71 | 2015-12-09 | |
| Volvo Group Trucks Operations | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-01 | |
| Newport News Shipbuilding | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-03 | |
| Alion Science and Technology | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-08 | |
| SSC Service Solutions | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-09 |
The most significant filing came from Newport News Shipbuilding at its Newport News facility, reporting 741 affected workers. Newport News Shipbuilding followed with 741 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate 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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