Employers in Virginia logged 12 WARN Act notices in January 2018, involving roughly 1,354 workers — climbing above December and up 448% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 113 workers, with 8 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 72 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 72 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Danville City | 1 | 300 |
| Loudoun | 2 | 282 |
| Norfolk City | 2 | 209 |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 163 |
| Hanover | 2 | 118 |
Danville City saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 300 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Danville | 1 | 300 |
| Sterling | 2 | 282 |
| Norfolk | 2 | 209 |
| Richmond | 1 | 163 |
| Arlingotn | 2 | 160 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 8 | 912 |
| Layoff | 2 | 221 |
The high proportion of closures (67% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Virginia's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telvista | Danville | 300 | Closure | 2018-01-05 |
| Sam's Club #4788 Richmond | Richmond | 163 | Closure | 2018-01-11 |
| BAE Systems Inc | Sterling | 141 | 2018-01-29 | |
| BAE Systems, Inc | Sterling | 141 | Layoff | 2018-01-29 |
| Sam's Club #4733 Norfolk | Norfolk | 140 | Closure | 2018-01-11 |
| Transportation General Inc | Arlingotn | 80 | 2018-01-03 | |
| Transportation General, Inc | Arlingotn | 80 | Layoff | 2018-01-03 |
| Walmart-Roanoke #3618 | Roanoke | 72 | Closure | 2018-01-03 |
| Old Dominion Peanut Company | Norfolk | 69 | Closure | 2018-01-04 |
| Metrie Inc | Doswell | 59 | Closure | 2018-01-04 |
| Metrie, Inc | Doswell | 59 | Closure | 2018-01-04 |
| Dreamlight | Virginia Beach | 50 | Closure | 2018-01-15 |
The biggest impact was at Telvista at its Danville facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Sam's Club #4788 Richmond followed with 163 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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