Employers in Oregon filed 4 WARN Act notices in September 2019, impacting roughly 546 workers — representing a pullback from August and up 425% versus September 2018. The average filing covered 136 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 546 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamas | 2 | 106 |
Clackamas bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 19% of all affected workers with 106 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake | 2 | 440 |
| Portland | 2 | 106 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 220 |
| Closure | 1 | 53 |
Closures accounted for 10% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schenker Inc | Chesapeake | 220 | Layoff | 2019-09-24 |
| Schenker Inc | Chesapeake | 220 | 2019-09-24 | |
| Nestle - Portland | Portland | 53 | Closure | 2019-09-02 |
| Nestle | Portland | 53 | 2019-09-02 |
The single largest action involved Schenker Inc at its Chesapeake facility, reporting 220 affected workers. Schenker Inc followed with 220 workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Oregon's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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