Employers in West Virginia reported 3 WARN Act notices in September 2022, displacing an estimated 128 workers. The average filing covered 43 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in West Virginia this month. A total of 128 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | 1 | 58 |
| Kanawha | 1 | 39 |
| Mercer | 1 | 31 |
Raleigh felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 58 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Beckley | 1 | 58 |
| Burnwell | 1 | 39 |
| Princeton | 1 | 31 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 128 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in West Virginia's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applegreen | Beckley | 58 | Closure | 2022-09-30 |
| Applegreen | Burnwell | 39 | Closure | 2022-09-30 |
| Applegreen | Princeton | 31 | Closure | 2022-09-30 |
The most significant filing came from Applegreen at its Beckley facility, reporting 58 affected workers. Applegreen followed with 39 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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