Employers in Oregon logged 8 WARN Act notices in February 2017, involving roughly 885 workers — climbing above January and up 10% versus February 2016. The average filing covered 111 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 885 workers were affected across 8 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lane | 4 | 542 |
| Clackamas | 2 | 286 |
| Washington | 1 | 57 |
Lane felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 542 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 4 | 542 |
| Wilsonville | 2 | 286 |
| Beaverton | 1 | 57 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 414 |
| Closure | 1 | 57 |
Closures accounted for 6% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Annex | Springfield | 186 | Layoff | 2017-02-16 |
| Riverbend Annex | Springfield | 186 | 2017-02-16 | |
| Convergys | Wilsonville | 143 | Layoff | 2017-02-15 |
| Convergys | Wilsonville | 143 | 2017-02-15 | |
| Riverbend Annex | Springfield | 85 | Layoff | 2017-02-16 |
| Riverbend Annex | Springfield | 85 | 2017-02-16 | |
| Frontier Communications | Beaverton | 57 | Closure | 2017-02-10 |
| Frontier Communications | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-02-10 |
The biggest impact was at Riverbend Annex at its Springfield facility, reporting 186 affected workers. Riverbend Annex followed with 186 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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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