Employers in Virginia reported 9 WARN Act notices in October 2017, displacing an estimated 944 workers — signaling an acceleration from September and up 303% versus October 2016. The average filing covered 105 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 138 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 92 |
The Transportation sector topped the list of affected industries with 138 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Information & Technology reported 92 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick | 3 | 498 |
| Alexandria City | 2 | 184 |
| Salem | 2 | 138 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 124 |
Patrick felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 498 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart | 3 | 498 |
| Alexandria | 2 | 184 |
| Salem | 2 | 138 |
| Vienna | 2 | 124 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 424 |
| Layoff | 2 | 131 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Industries Group Inc | Stuart | 166 | Closure | 2017-10-31 |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc | Stuart | 166 | Closure | 2017-10-31 |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc | Stuart | 166 | 2017-10-31 | |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | Alexandria | 92 | Closure | 2017-10-16 |
| General Dynamics | Alexandria | 92 | 2017-10-16 | |
| Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation | Salem | 69 | Layoff | 2017-10-02 |
| Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation | Salem | 69 | 2017-10-02 | |
| Leidos | Vienna | 62 | Layoff | 2017-10-24 |
| Leidos Holdings Inc | Vienna | 62 | 2017-10-24 |
The most significant filing came from Shaw Industries Group Inc at its Stuart facility, reporting 166 affected workers. Shaw Industries Group, Inc followed with 166 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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