Oregon Layoffs — August 2016

Employers in Oregon posted 6 WARN Act notices in August 2016, affecting an estimated 1,322 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to July and up 100% versus August 2015. The average filing covered 220 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 1,322 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lane	2	836
Clackamas	4	486

Lane saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 836 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Eugene	2	836
Portland	2	372
Clackamas	2	114

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	475
Layoff	1	186

Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Sykes - Eugene	Eugene	418	Closure	2016-08-31
Sykes - Eugene	Eugene	418		2016-08-31
Portland International Airport	Portland	186	Layoff	2016-08-22
Portland International Airport	Portland	186		2016-08-22
Safeway	Clackamas	57	Closure	2016-08-16
Safeway	Clackamas	57		2016-08-16

The largest notice was filed by Sykes - Eugene at its Eugene facility, reporting 418 affected workers. Sykes - Eugene followed with 418 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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.