Employers in Virginia filed 1 WARN Act notices in April 2018, impacting roughly 69 workers — representing a pullback from March and down 89% versus April 2017. The average filing covered 69 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Virginia this month. A total of 69 workers were affected across 1 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro City | 1 | 69 |
Waynesboro City was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 69 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro | 1 | 69 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 69 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Virginia's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kroger #403 | Waynesboro | 69 | Closure | 2018-04-18 |
The single largest action involved Kroger #403 at its Waynesboro facility, reporting 69 affected workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Virginia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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