Employers in Oregon filed 3 WARN Act notices in March 2022, impacting roughly 557 workers — representing a notable rise over February and up 512% versus March 2021. The average filing covered 186 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 557 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Umatilla | 1 | 231 |
Umatilla saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 231 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad | 2 | 326 |
| Hermiston | 1 | 231 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 394 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shearer's | Hermiston | 231 | Layoff | 2022-03-09 |
| ARS-Fresno, LLC | Carlsbad | 163 | Layoff | 2022-03-30 |
| ARS-Fresno, LLC | Carlsbad | 163 | 2022-03-30 |
The single largest action involved Shearer's at its Hermiston facility, reporting 231 affected workers. ARS-Fresno, LLC followed with 163 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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