Washington DC Layoffs — March 2016

Employers in Washington DC logged 2 WARN Act notices in March 2016, involving roughly 176 workers. The average filing covered 88 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
176
Workers Affected
88
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington DC this month. A total of 176 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CityNoticesWorkers
Washington D.C188

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff188

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Living Social88Layoff2016-03-16
Living SocialWashington D.C882016-03-16

The biggest impact was at Living Social at its Washington DC facility, reporting 88 affected workers. Living Social followed with 88 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Washington DC labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Washington DC. 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 Washington DC WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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