Employers in Oregon submitted 12 WARN Act notices in June 2017, putting at risk an estimated 1,198 workers — up substantially from May and up 249% versus June 2016. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 1,198 workers were affected across 12 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 8 | 752 |
| Marion | 4 | 446 |
Washington was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 752 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro | 8 | 752 |
| Salem | 4 | 446 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 376 |
| Closure | 2 | 223 |
Closures accounted for 19% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SureID | Hillsboro | 200 | Layoff | 2017-06-19 |
| SureID | Hillsboro | 200 | 2017-06-19 | |
| Norpac Foods | Salem | 199 | Closure | 2017-06-30 |
| Norpac Foods | Salem | 199 | 2017-06-30 | |
| SureID | Hillsboro | 80 | Layoff | 2017-06-19 |
| SureID | Hillsboro | 80 | 2017-06-19 | |
| SureID | Hillsboro | 79 | Layoff | 2017-06-19 |
| SureID | Hillsboro | 79 | 2017-06-19 | |
| Norpac Foods | Salem | 24 | Closure | 2017-06-30 |
| Norpac Foods | Salem | 24 | 2017-06-30 | |
| SureID | Hillsboro | 17 | Layoff | 2017-06-19 |
| SureID | Hillsboro | 17 | 2017-06-19 |
Topping the list was SureID at its Hillsboro facility, reporting 200 affected workers. SureID followed with 200 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight 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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