Employers in Oregon logged 4 WARN Act notices in August 2020, involving roughly 202 workers — falling below July and down 86% versus August 2019. The average filing covered 50 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 202 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamas | 2 | 102 |
| Washington | 2 | 100 |
Clackamas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 102 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 2 | 102 |
| Hillsboro | 2 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 50 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMSHost | Portland | 51 | 2020-08-11 | |
| HMSHost | Portland | 51 | 2020-08-11 | |
| Laika | Hillsboro | 50 | Layoff | 2020-08-14 |
| Laika | Hillsboro | 50 | 2020-08-14 |
The biggest impact was at HMSHost at its Portland facility, reporting 51 affected workers. HMSHost followed with 51 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Oregon, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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