Oregon Layoffs — February 2024

Employers in Oregon submitted 6 WARN Act notices in February 2024, putting at risk an estimated 431 workers — up substantially from January and down 45% versus February 2023. The average filing covered 72 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oregon this month. A total of 431 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clackamas	1	331
Benton	1	100

Clackamas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 331 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Portland	1	331
Philomath	1	100
Purchase dataset for city details	4	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	431

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Ups	Portland	331	Layoff	2024-02-21
Interfor U.S. Inc	Philomath	100	Layoff	2024-02-15
Ups	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2024-02-13
Philomath Division - Industrial Way Mil	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2024-02-15
Interfor U.S. Inc	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2024-02-15
Wieden + Kennedy	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2024-02-23

Topping the list was Ups at its Portland facility, reporting 331 affected workers. Interfor U.S. Inc followed with 100 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight 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.