Employers in Virginia posted 8 WARN Act notices in July 2017, affecting an estimated 778 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 119% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 97 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 218 |
| Real Estate | 2 | 36 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 218 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Real Estate reported 36 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Danville City | 2 | 444 |
| Southampton | 2 | 80 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 36 |
Danville City bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 444 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Danville | 2 | 444 |
| Norfolk & Virginia Beach | 2 | 218 |
| Boykins | 2 | 80 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 36 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 280 |
| Closure | 1 | 109 |
Closures accounted for 14% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telvista | Danville | 222 | Layoff | 2017-07-28 |
| Telvista | Danville | 222 | 2017-07-28 | |
| General Foam Plastics | Norfolk & Virginia Beach | 109 | Closure | 2017-07-26 |
| General Foam Plastics | Norfolk & Virginia Beach | 109 | 2017-07-26 | |
| Asheboro Elastics | Boykins | 40 | Layoff | 2017-07-05 |
| Asheboro Elastics | Boykins | 40 | 2017-07-05 | |
| First Potomac Realty Trust | Fairfax | 18 | Layoff | 2017-07-28 |
| First Potomac Realty Trust | Fairfax | 18 | 2017-07-28 |
The largest notice was filed by Telvista at its Danville facility, reporting 222 affected workers. Telvista followed with 222 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Virginia. 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 Virginia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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