Employers in Oregon posted 8 WARN Act notices in February 2016, affecting an estimated 802 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 40000% versus February 2015. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 802 workers were affected across 8 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamas | 6 | 702 |
| Marion | 2 | 100 |
Clackamas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 88% of all affected workers with 702 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 4 | 542 |
| Lake Oswego | 2 | 160 |
| Salem | 2 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 401 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evraz | Portland | 230 | Layoff | 2016-02-09 |
| Evraz | Portland | 230 | 2016-02-09 | |
| Aequitas Capital | Lake Oswego | 80 | Layoff | 2016-02-16 |
| Aequitas Capital | Lake Oswego | 80 | 2016-02-16 | |
| Panasonic Eco Solutions Solar America | Salem | 50 | Layoff | 2016-02-15 |
| Panasonic | Salem | 50 | 2016-02-15 | |
| UTi | Portland | 41 | Layoff | 2016-02-02 |
| UTi | Portland | 41 | 2016-02-02 |
The largest notice was filed by Evraz at its Portland facility, reporting 230 affected workers. Evraz followed with 230 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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