Employers in Oregon filed 27 WARN Act notices in November 2017, impacting roughly 670 workers — representing a notable rise over October and up 222% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 25 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 670 workers were affected across 27 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lane | 12 | 384 |
| Clackamas | 10 | 178 |
| Washington | 2 | 50 |
Lane was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 384 workers across 12 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 12 | 384 |
| Wilsonville | 8 | 142 |
| Tigard | 2 | 58 |
| Hillsboro | 2 | 50 |
| Portland | 2 | 36 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 12 | 306 |
| Closure | 1 | 29 |
Closures accounted for 4% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symantec Corporation | Springfield | 90 | Layoff | 2017-11-29 |
| Symantec Corporation | Springfield | 90 | 2017-11-29 | |
| Symantec Corporation | Springfield | 64 | Layoff | 2017-11-29 |
| Symantec Corporation | Springfield | 64 | 2017-11-29 | |
| Microsoft - Wilsonville Facility | Wilsonville | 50 | Layoff | 2017-11-06 |
| Microsoft | Wilsonville | 50 | 2017-11-06 | |
| Everest Institute - Tigard | Tigard | 29 | Closure | 2017-11-03 |
| Everest Institute - Tigard | Tigard | 29 | 2017-11-03 | |
| Symantec Corporation | Springfield | 29 | Layoff | 2017-11-29 |
| Symantec Corporation | Springfield | 29 | 2017-11-29 | |
| SureID, Inc - dba. Fortior Solutions | Hillsboro | 25 | Layoff | 2017-11-07 |
| SureID, Inc - dba. Fortior Solutions | Hillsboro | 25 | 2017-11-07 | |
| jive | Portland | 18 | Layoff | 2017-11-01 |
| jive | Portland | 18 | 2017-11-01 | |
| Microsoft - Wilsonville Facility | Wilsonville | 8 | Layoff | 2017-11-06 |
The single largest action involved Symantec Corporation at its Springfield facility, reporting 90 affected workers. Symantec Corporation followed with 90 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
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.
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