Employers in West Virginia reported 2 WARN Act notices in March 2022, displacing an estimated 320 workers. The average filing covered 160 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in West Virginia this month. A total of 320 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke | 1 | 265 |
| Marion | 1 | 55 |
Brooke was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 83% of all affected workers with 265 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Follansbee | 1 | 265 |
| Fairmont | 1 | 55 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 265 |
| Layoff | 1 | 55 |
The high proportion of closures (83% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in West Virginia's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain State Carbon LLC | Follansbee | 265 | Closure | 2022-03-10 |
| Science Application International Corporation | Fairmont | 55 | Layoff | 2022-03-01 |
The most significant filing came from Mountain State Carbon LLC at its Follansbee facility, reporting 265 affected workers. Science Application International Corporation followed with 55 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the West Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by West 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 West Virginia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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