Oregon Layoffs — March 2023

Employers in Oregon recorded 6 WARN Act notices in March 2023, covering approximately 720 workers — marking a decline from February and up 29% versus March 2022. The average filing covered 120 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 720 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clackamas	2	396
Washington	2	300

Clackamas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 396 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Portland	2	396
Beaverton	2	300
Marina Del Rey	2	24

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	348
Layoff	1	12

Closures accounted for 48% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Blount Fine Foods	Portland	198	Closure	2023-03-13
Blount Fine Foods	Portland	198		2023-03-13
Client Facility	Beaverton	150	Closure	2023-03-13
Client Facility	Beaverton	150		2023-03-13
Aspiration Partners, Inc	Marina Del Rey	12	Layoff	2023-03-24
Aspiration	Marina Del Rey	12		2023-03-24

Leading the list was Blount Fine Foods at its Portland facility, reporting 198 affected workers. Blount Fine Foods followed with 198 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The filings reflect a mixed picture for Oregon's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.