Employers in Virginia posted 6 WARN Act notices in May 2016, affecting an estimated 732 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to April and up 222% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 122 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Virginia this month. A total of 732 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 2 | 438 |
| Frederick | 2 | 294 |
Franklin felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 438 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | 2 | 438 |
| Winchester | 2 | 294 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 732 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Virginia's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Buildings Systems LLC | Rocky Mount | 219 | Closure | 2016-05-03 |
| Innovative Buildings Systems, LLC | Rocky Mount | 219 | Closure | 2016-05-03 |
| Midwesco Filter Resources Inc | Winchester | 147 | Closure | 2016-05-05 |
| Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc | Winchester | 147 | Closure | 2016-05-05 |
| Innovative Buildings Systems, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-05-03 | |
| Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-05-05 |
The largest notice was filed by Innovative Buildings Systems LLC at its Rocky Mount facility, reporting 219 affected workers. Innovative Buildings Systems, LLC followed with 219 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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