West Virginia Layoffs — September 2018

Employers in West Virginia recorded 1 WARN Act notices in September 2018, covering approximately 227 workers — marking a decline from August and down 26% versus September 2017. The average filing covered 227 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

1
Notices Filed
227
Workers Affected
227
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in West Virginia this month. A total of 227 workers were affected across 1 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Jefferson1227

Jefferson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 227 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Kearneysville1227

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff1227

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
DMI U.S. Coast Guard Operation Systems Center Annex 2Kearneysville227Layoff2018-09-18

Leading the list was DMI U.S. Coast Guard Operation Systems Center Annex 2 at its Kearneysville facility, reporting 227 affected workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

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

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by West 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 West Virginia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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