Employers in Virginia logged 17 WARN Act notices in January 2021, involving roughly 1,224 workers — climbing above December and up 2% versus January 2020. The average filing covered 72 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mining & Energy | 3 | 256 |
| Transportation | 2 | 140 |
The Mining & Energy sector dominated layoff filings with 256 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 140 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Loudoun | 4 | 438 |
| Henrico | 1 | 320 |
| Tazewell | 2 | 256 |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 95 |
| Chesapeake City | 1 | 17 |
Loudoun saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 438 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Allen | 1 | 320 |
| Bluefield | 2 | 256 |
| Leesburg | 2 | 224 |
| Dulles | 1 | 140 |
| Glen Allen, Chester, Henrico | 1 | 98 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 8 | 968 |
| Closure | 2 | 256 |
Closures accounted for 21% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Glen Allen | 320 | Layoff | 2021-01-21 |
| Air Wisconsin Airline | Dulles | 140 | Layoff | 2021-01-28 |
| Joy Global Underground Mining LLC. (Komatsu Mining Corp. Group) | Bluefield | 128 | Closure | 2021-01-11 |
| Joy Global Underground Mining, LLC. (Komatsu Mining Corp. Group) | Bluefield | 128 | Closure | 2021-01-11 |
| Transdev Inc | Leesburg | 112 | Layoff | 2021-01-27 |
| Transdev, Inc | Leesburg | 112 | Layoff | 2021-01-27 |
| Aramark | Glen Allen, Chester, Henrico | 98 | Layoff | 2021-01-29 |
| Genworth | Richmond | 95 | Layoff | 2021-01-26 |
| Flying Food Group | Sterling | 74 | Layoff | 2021-01-29 |
| Aramark | Chesapeake | 17 | Layoff | 2021-01-29 |
| Joy Global Underground Mining, LLC. (Komatsu Mining Corp. Group) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-11 | |
| Wells Fargo | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-21 | |
| Genworth | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-26 | |
| Transdev, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-27 | |
| Air Wisconsin Airlines | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-28 |
The biggest impact was at Wells Fargo at its Glen Allen facility, reporting 320 affected workers. Air Wisconsin Airline followed with 140 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Mining & Energy 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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