Oregon Layoffs — February 2023

Employers in Oregon logged 4 WARN Act notices in February 2023, involving roughly 781 workers — climbing above January and up 623% versus February 2022. The average filing covered 195 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	4	781

The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 781 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clackamas	3	781

Clackamas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 781 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Portland	3	781
Purchase dataset for city details	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	580

The high proportion of closures (74% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Oregon's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Walmart Store #2552	Portland	379	Closure	2023-02-22
Walmart Store #5899	Portland	201	Closure	2023-02-22
Walmart	Portland	201		2023-02-22
Walmart	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2023-02-22

The biggest impact was at Walmart Store #2552 at its Portland facility, reporting 379 affected workers. Walmart Store #5899 followed with 201 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.