Virginia Layoffs — October 2016

Employers in Virginia recorded 4 WARN Act notices in October 2016, covering approximately 234 workers — marking a decline from September and down 71% versus October 2015. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Virginia this month. A total of 234 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Salem	2	142
Fairfax	2	92

Salem felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 142 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Salem	2	142
Chantilly	2	92

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	117

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Chubb	Salem	71	Closure	2016-10-28
Chubb	Salem	71		2016-10-28
Njvc	Chantilly	46	Closure	2016-10-18
Njvc	Chantilly	46		2016-10-18

Leading the list was Chubb at its Salem facility, reporting 71 affected workers. Chubb followed with 71 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Virginia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.