Employers in Oregon submitted 6 WARN Act notices in April 2019, putting at risk an estimated 420 workers. The average filing covered 70 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 420 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Coos | 2 | 222 |
| Washington | 4 | 198 |
Coos bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 222 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Coos Bay | 2 | 222 |
| Tualatin | 4 | 198 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 210 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia - Pacific | Coos Bay | 111 | Closure | 2019-04-11 |
| Georgia - Pacific | Coos Bay | 111 | 2019-04-11 | |
| Ergotron | Tualatin | 76 | Closure | 2019-04-15 |
| Ergotron | Tualatin | 76 | 2019-04-15 | |
| Ergotron | Tualatin | 23 | Closure | 2019-04-15 |
| Ergotron | Tualatin | 23 | 2019-04-15 |
Topping the list was Georgia - Pacific at its Coos Bay facility, reporting 111 affected workers. Georgia - Pacific followed with 111 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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