Virginia Layoffs — March 2018

Employers in Virginia reported 45 WARN Act notices in March 2018, displacing an estimated 4,390 workers — signaling an acceleration from February and up 622% versus March 2017. The average filing covered 98 workers, with 37 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Agriculture sector topped the list of affected industries with 3,060 workers across 36 notices. Notably, Information & Technology reported 570 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Montgomery bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 13% of all affected workers with 570 workers across 1 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

The high proportion of closures (83% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Virginia's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

The most significant filing came from Dish Network at its Christiansburg facility, reporting 570 affected workers. Schneider National Carriers followed with 181 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Agriculture 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.