Employers in Oregon reported 10 WARN Act notices in January 2020, displacing an estimated 724 workers and up 762% versus January 2019. The average filing covered 72 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 14 |
The Healthcare sector topped the list of affected industries with 14 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1 | 301 |
| Clackamas | 2 | 69 |
| Lane | 1 | 60 |
| Tillamook | 1 | 14 |
Washington was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 42% of all affected workers with 301 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverton | 1 | 301 |
| Milwaukie | 1 | 280 |
| Portland | 2 | 69 |
| Eugene | 1 | 60 |
| Tillamook | 1 | 14 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 655 |
| Layoff | 2 | 69 |
The high proportion of closures (90% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Oregon's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Cooper - Beaverton | Beaverton | 301 | Closure | 2020-01-16 |
| Unified Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) | Milwaukie | 280 | Closure | 2020-01-09 |
| Philips - Neurology Solutions | Eugene | 60 | Closure | 2020-01-27 |
| moovel North America | Portland | 47 | Layoff | 2020-01-16 |
| moovel North America | Portland | 22 | Layoff | 2020-01-16 |
| Adventist Health Tillamook | Tillamook | 14 | Closure | 2020-01-08 |
| Unified Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-09 | |
| moovel North America | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-16 | |
| Mr Cooper - Beaverton | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-16 | |
| Philips | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-27 |
The most significant filing came from Mr Cooper - Beaverton at its Beaverton facility, reporting 301 affected workers. Unified Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) followed with 280 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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