Employers in Washington DC submitted 4 WARN Act notices in July 2019, putting at risk an estimated 378 workers. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington DC this month. A total of 378 workers were affected across 4 notices.
Geographic details were not available for filings in Washington DC this month.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 325 |
| Closure | 1 | 53 |
Closures accounted for 14% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omnisec | 167 | Layoff | 2019-07-26 | |
| Co-Star Group | 96 | Layoff | 2019-07-10 | |
| Gdit | 62 | Layoff | 2019-07-31 | |
| Dean & DeLuca | 53 | Closure | 2019-07-26 |
Topping the list was Omnisec at its Washington DC facility, reporting 167 affected workers. Co-Star Group followed with 96 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Washington DC labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Washington DC. 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 Washington DC WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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