Oregon Layoffs — July 2020

Employers in Oregon reported 34 WARN Act notices in July 2020, displacing an estimated 4,880 workers — signaling an acceleration from June and up 3289% versus July 2019. The average filing covered 144 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	4	676
Education	6	262

The Transportation sector topped the list of affected industries with 676 workers across 4 notices. Notably, Education reported 262 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Washington	12	2,600
Clackamas	16	1,528
Linn	2	150
Lane	2	102

Washington felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 2,600 workers across 12 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Beaverton	10	2,554
Portland	14	1,488
New Albany	2	500
Albany	2	150
Springfield	2	102

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	513
Closure	4	151

Closures accounted for 3% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Nike	Beaverton	700		2020-07-23
Nike (Lifeworks) - Beaverton	Beaverton	355		2020-07-20
Nike	Beaverton	355		2020-07-20
Nike	Beaverton	308		2020-07-23
Nike	Beaverton	308		2020-07-23
Alaska Airlines - Portland Internationa	Portland	277		2020-07-29
Alaska Airlines	Portland	277		2020-07-29
American Queen Steamboat Company	New Albany	250	Layoff	2020-07-22
American Queen Steamboat Company	New Albany	250		2020-07-22
LSG Group - Sky Chefs, Inc	Portland	193	Layoff	2020-07-31
LSG Sky Chefs	Portland	193		2020-07-31
Nike - Childcare	Beaverton	192		2020-07-23
Nike	Beaverton	192		2020-07-23
United - PDX	Portland	119		2020-07-08
United Airlines	Portland	119		2020-07-08

The most significant filing came from Nike at its Beaverton facility, reporting 700 affected workers. Nike (Lifeworks) - Beaverton followed with 355 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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.