Employers in West Virginia posted 1 WARN Act notices in April 2024, affecting an estimated 88 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to March and up 33% versus April 2023. The average filing covered 88 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in West Virginia this month. A total of 88 workers were affected across 1 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hardy | 1 | 88 |
Hardy felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 88 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Moorefield | 1 | 88 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 88 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers Sanitation Services | Moorefield | 88 | Layoff | 2024-04-23 |
The largest notice was filed by Packers Sanitation Services at its Moorefield facility, reporting 88 affected workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the West Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by West 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 West Virginia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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