Oregon Layoffs — May 2017

Employers in Oregon filed 6 WARN Act notices in May 2017, impacting roughly 922 workers — representing a notable rise over April and up 136% versus May 2016. The average filing covered 154 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 922 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Washington	2	720
Lane	4	202

Washington absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 720 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Hillsboro	2	720
Eugene	2	190
Oakridge	2	12

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	360
Closure	2	101

Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
SolarWorld	Hillsboro	360	Layoff	2017-05-19
SolarWorld	Hillsboro	360		2017-05-19
Special Mobility Services/RideSource	Eugene	95	Closure	2017-05-26
Special Mobility Services/RideSource	Eugene	95		2017-05-26
Special Mobility Services	Oakridge	6	Closure	2017-05-26
Special Mobility Services	Oakridge	6		2017-05-26

The single largest action involved SolarWorld at its Hillsboro facility, reporting 360 affected workers. SolarWorld followed with 360 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores 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.