Virginia Layoffs — September 2018

Employers in Virginia posted 1 WARN Act notices in September 2018, affecting an estimated 170 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to August and down 78% versus September 2017. The average filing covered 170 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

1
Notices Filed
170
Workers Affected
170
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Virginia this month. A total of 170 workers were affected across 1 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Lancaster1170

Lancaster was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 170 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Irvington1170

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff1170

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
The Tides InnIrvington170Layoff2018-09-26

The largest notice was filed by The Tides Inn at its Irvington facility, reporting 170 affected workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The trends suggest 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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