Employers in Oregon logged 4 WARN Act notices in April 2021, involving roughly 660 workers — climbing above March and down 88% versus April 2020. The average filing covered 165 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 660 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamas | 3 | 590 |
Clackamas bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 89% of all affected workers with 590 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 3 | 590 |
| Seattle | 1 | 70 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 70 |
Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSU-Peterbuilt & GMC Inc | Portland | 260 | 2021-04-05 | |
| DSU-Peterbuilt & GMC Inc | Portland | 260 | 2021-04-21 | |
| Thriftbooks - Portland Processing Cente | Portland | 70 | 2021-04-22 | |
| Thriftbooks Global LLC | Seattle | 70 | Closure | 2021-04-30 |
The biggest impact was at DSU-Peterbuilt & GMC Inc at its Portland facility, reporting 260 affected workers. DSU-Peterbuilt & GMC Inc followed with 260 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to a mixed picture for Oregon's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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