Employers in Oregon logged 10 WARN Act notices in February 2020, involving roughly 1,226 workers — climbing above January and up 428% versus February 2019. The average filing covered 123 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 2 | 1,012 |
| Transportation | 3 | 78 |
The Education sector dominated layoff filings with 1,012 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 78 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamas | 5 | 1,142 |
| Lane | 1 | 84 |
Clackamas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 93% of all affected workers with 1,142 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 5 | 1,142 |
| Eugene | 1 | 84 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 4 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 1,196 |
The high proportion of closures (98% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Oregon's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University | Portland | 1,012 | Closure | 2020-02-12 |
| arauco | Eugene | 84 | Closure | 2020-02-11 |
| Delivery Force - DPD 1 - Portland | Portland | 48 | Closure | 2020-02-13 |
| Delivery Force - HPD1 - Portland | Portland | 30 | Closure | 2020-02-13 |
| TBS, Inc - Portland | Portland | 30 | 2020-02-14 | |
| TBS, Inc - Portland | Portland | 22 | Closure | 2020-02-14 |
| arauco | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-02-11 | |
| Concordia University | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-02-12 | |
| Delivery Force | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-02-13 | |
| TBS, Inc - Portland | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-02-14 |
The biggest impact was at Concordia University at its Portland facility, reporting 1,012 affected workers. arauco followed with 84 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education 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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