Employers in Oregon logged 6 WARN Act notices in August 2017, involving roughly 1,852 workers — climbing above July and up 40% versus August 2016. The average filing covered 309 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 1,852 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4 | 1,490 |
| Lane | 2 | 362 |
Washington saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 80% of all affected workers with 1,490 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverton | 4 | 1,490 |
| Eugene | 2 | 362 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 745 |
| Closure | 1 | 181 |
Closures accounted for 10% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nike | Beaverton | 490 | Layoff | 2017-08-31 |
| Nike | Beaverton | 490 | 2017-08-31 | |
| Nike | Beaverton | 255 | Layoff | 2017-08-31 |
| Nike | Beaverton | 255 | 2017-08-31 | |
| Sykes Eugene Site | Eugene | 181 | Closure | 2017-08-30 |
| Sykes Eugene Site | Eugene | 181 | 2017-08-30 |
The biggest impact was at Nike at its Beaverton facility, reporting 490 affected workers. Nike followed with 490 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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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