Washington DC Layoffs — January 2022

Employers in Washington DC submitted 2 WARN Act notices in January 2022, putting at risk an estimated 84 workers. The average filing covered 42 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
84
Workers Affected
42
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington DC this month. A total of 84 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CityNoticesWorkers
Washington D.C142

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff142

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
ABM Industry Group, LLC42Layoff2022-01-14
ABM IndustriesWashington D.C422022-01-14

Topping the list was ABM Industry Group, LLC at its Washington DC facility, reporting 42 affected workers. ABM Industries followed with 42 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Washington DC labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Washington DC. 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 Washington DC WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox

Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.

Want the full dataset?

Browse Layoff Data Get API Access