Employers in Virginia recorded 16 WARN Act notices in April 2019, covering approximately 1,701 workers — marking a sharp increase from March and up 2365% versus April 2018. The average filing covered 106 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Arts & Entertainment | 3 | 100 |
The Arts & Entertainment sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 100 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 6 | 1,392 |
| Grayson | 2 | 100 |
| Hanover | 1 | 97 |
| Virginia Beach City | 1 | 82 |
Fairfax was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 82% of all affected workers with 1,392 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Herndon | 2 | 512 |
| Lorton | 2 | 508 |
| Fairfax | 2 | 372 |
| Independence | 2 | 100 |
| Ashland | 1 | 97 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 9 | 1,522 |
| Closure | 2 | 179 |
Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV Transportation Inc | Herndon | 256 | Layoff | 2019-04-30 |
| MV Transportation, Inc | Herndon | 256 | Layoff | 2019-04-30 |
| MV Transportation Inc | Lorton | 254 | Layoff | 2019-04-30 |
| MV Transportation, Inc | Lorton | 254 | Layoff | 2019-04-30 |
| MV Transportation Inc | Fairfax | 186 | Layoff | 2019-04-30 |
| MV Transportation, Inc | Fairfax | 186 | Layoff | 2019-04-30 |
| Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc | Ashland | 97 | Closure | 2019-04-25 |
| SwimWays Corporation | Virginia Beach | 82 | Closure | 2019-04-23 |
| Core Health & Fitness LLC | Independence | 50 | Layoff | 2019-04-17 |
| Core Health & Fitness, LLC | Independence | 50 | Layoff | 2019-04-17 |
| Aecom | Mclean | 30 | Layoff | 2019-04-17 |
| Aecom | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-04-17 | |
| Core Health & Fitness, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-04-17 | |
| SwimWays Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-04-23 | |
| Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-04-25 |
Leading the list was MV Transportation Inc at its Herndon facility, reporting 256 affected workers. MV Transportation, Inc followed with 256 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Arts & Entertainment sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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