Employers in Virginia filed 14 WARN Act notices in December 2019, impacting roughly 893 workers — representing a pullback from November. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 5 | 272 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 272 workers across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 3 | 525 |
| Alexandria City | 2 | 162 |
| Chesterfield | 2 | 84 |
| Newport News City | 2 | 12 |
Arlington bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 59% of all affected workers with 525 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 3 | 525 |
| Alexandria | 2 | 162 |
| Mananssas | 2 | 110 |
| Richmond | 2 | 84 |
| Newport news | 2 | 12 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 392 |
| Closure | 3 | 142 |
Closures accounted for 16% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTSV Inc | Arlington | 175 | Layoff | 2019-12-31 |
| DTSV, Inc | Arlington | 175 | Layoff | 2019-12-31 |
| DTSV, Inc | Arlington | 175 | 2019-12-31 | |
| Shoppers Food & Pharmacy Store #2365 | Alexandria | 81 | Closure | 2019-12-06 |
| Shoppers Food & Pharmacy | Alexandria | 81 | 2019-12-06 | |
| Shoppers Food & Pharmacy Store #2344 | Mananssas | 55 | Closure | 2019-12-06 |
| Shoppers Food & Pharmacy | Mananssas | 55 | 2019-12-06 | |
| Northrop Grumman | Richmond | 42 | Layoff | 2019-12-05 |
| Northrop Grumman | Richmond | 42 | 2019-12-05 | |
| Continental | Newport news | 6 | Closure | 2019-12-09 |
| Continental | Newport news | 6 | 2019-12-09 | |
| Northrop Grumman | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-05 | |
| Shoppers Food & Pharmacy | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-06 | |
| Continental | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-09 |
The single largest action involved DTSV Inc at its Arlington facility, reporting 175 affected workers. DTSV, Inc followed with 175 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Virginia's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Retail 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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