Washington DC Layoffs — February 2017

Employers in Washington DC filed 4 WARN Act notices in February 2017, impacting roughly 360 workers. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
360
Workers Affected
90
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington DC this month. A total of 360 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CityNoticesWorkers
Washington D.C2180

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff2180

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Groupon Inc95Layoff2017-02-23
GrouponWashington D.C952017-02-23
Gap Solution85Layoff2017-02-02
Gap SolutionWashington D.C852017-02-02

The single largest action involved Groupon Inc at its Washington DC facility, reporting 95 affected workers. Groupon followed with 95 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores 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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