Virginia Layoffs — February 2018

Employers in Virginia recorded 4 WARN Act notices in February 2018, covering approximately 228 workers — marking a decline from January and down 67% versus February 2017. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	2	125

The Information & Technology sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 125 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Fairfax	1	73
Loudoun	1	52
Frederick	1	33

Fairfax bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 73 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Springfield	1	73
Arlingotn	1	70
Dulles	1	52
Winchester	1	33

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	195
Closure	1	33

Closures accounted for 14% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
General Dynamics Information Technology	Springfield	73	Layoff	2018-02-19
AES Corporation	Arlingotn	70	Layoff	2018-02-05
Quality Technology Services	Dulles	52	Layoff	2018-02-21
Dormeo-US Octaspring Operations Inc	Winchester	33	Closure	2018-02-09

Leading the list was General Dynamics Information Technology at its Springfield facility, reporting 73 affected workers. AES Corporation followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Virginia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology 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.