Employers in Virginia reported 14 WARN Act notices in October 2023, displacing an estimated 1,780 workers — signaling an acceleration from September and up 184% versus October 2022. The average filing covered 127 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Virginia this month. A total of 1,780 workers were affected across 14 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsylvania | 3 | 1,305 |
| Suffolk City | 2 | 22 |
| Culpeper | 2 | 14 |
| Manassas City | 2 | 10 |
| Bedford | 1 | 9 |
Pittsylvania felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 1,305 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ringgold | 3 | 1,305 |
| Fairfax & Falls Church | 2 | 274 |
| Fairfax, Falls Church | 1 | 137 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 22 |
| Culpeper | 2 | 14 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 1,144 |
| Closure | 4 | 32 |
Closures accounted for 2% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Olson LLC | Ringgold | 435 | Layoff | 2023-10-23 |
| Morgan Olson, LLC | Ringgold | 435 | Layoff | 2023-10-23 |
| Morgan Olson, LLC | Ringgold | 435 | 2023-10-23 | |
| NE Virginia Emergency Physicians LLC | Fairfax & Falls Church | 137 | Layoff | 2023-10-24 |
| NE Virginia Emergency Physicians, LLC | Fairfax, Falls Church | 137 | Layoff | 2023-10-24 |
| NE Virginia Emergency Physicians, LLC | Fairfax & Falls Church | 137 | 2023-10-24 | |
| Cygnus Home Service | Suffolk | 11 | Closure | 2023-10-25 |
| Cygnus Home Service dba Yelloh | Suffolk | 11 | 2023-10-25 | |
| Cygnus Home Service | Bedford | 9 | Closure | 2023-10-25 |
| Cygnus Home Service dba Yelloh | Chester | 9 | 2023-10-25 | |
| Cygnus Home Service | Culpeper | 7 | Closure | 2023-10-25 |
| Cygnus Home Service dba Yelloh | Culpeper | 7 | 2023-10-25 | |
| Cygnus Home Service | Manassas | 5 | Closure | 2023-10-25 |
| Cygnus Home Service dba Yelloh | Manassas | 5 | 2023-10-25 |
The most significant filing came from Morgan Olson LLC at its Ringgold facility, reporting 435 affected workers. Morgan Olson, LLC followed with 435 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by 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 Virginia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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