Employers in Oregon posted 11 WARN Act notices in December 2018, affecting an estimated 196 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to November and down 70% versus December 2017. The average filing covered 18 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 196 workers were affected across 11 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamas | 10 | 196 |
Clackamas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 196 workers across 10 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Oswego | 10 | 196 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 98 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 49 | Closure | 2018-12-04 |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 49 | 2018-12-04 | |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 35 | Closure | 2018-12-04 |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 35 | 2018-12-04 | |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 10 | Closure | 2018-12-04 |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 10 | 2018-12-04 | |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 3 | Closure | 2018-12-04 |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 3 | 2018-12-04 | |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 1 | Closure | 2018-12-04 |
| Thomson Reuters | Lake Oswego | 1 | 2018-12-04 | |
| Thomson Reuters | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-12-04 |
The largest notice was filed by Thomson Reuters at its Lake Oswego facility, reporting 49 affected workers. Thomson Reuters followed with 49 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Oregon, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Oregon. 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 Oregon WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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