Employers in Oregon filed 4 WARN Act notices in May 2023, impacting roughly 96 workers — representing a pullback from April and down 32% versus May 2022. The average filing covered 24 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 90 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 90 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Helens | 2 | 90 |
| Marina Del Rey | 2 | 6 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 48 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascades Tissue Group - St Helens Paper | St. Helens | 45 | Layoff | 2023-05-09 |
| Cascades Tissue Group - St Helens Paper | St. Helens | 45 | 2023-05-09 | |
| Aspiration Partners | Marina Del Rey | 3 | Layoff | 2023-05-24 |
| Aspiration Partners | Marina Del Rey | 3 | 2023-05-24 |
The single largest action involved Cascades Tissue Group - St Helens Paper at its St. Helens facility, reporting 45 affected workers. Cascades Tissue Group - St Helens Paper followed with 45 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Oregon, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing 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.
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