Oregon Layoffs — March 2017

Employers in Oregon recorded 2 WARN Act notices in March 2017, covering approximately 124 workers — marking a decline from February and down 93% versus March 2016. The average filing covered 62 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
124
Workers Affected
62
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 124 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Clackamas2124

Clackamas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 124 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Portland2124

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure162

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Portland WillamettePortland62Closure2017-03-17
Portland WillamettePortland622017-03-17

Leading the list was Portland Willamette at its Portland facility, reporting 62 affected workers. Portland Willamette followed with 62 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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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