Virginia Layoffs — September 2024

Employers in Virginia posted 6 WARN Act notices in September 2024, affecting an estimated 1,238 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 157% versus September 2023. The average filing covered 206 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Virginia this month. A total of 1,238 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Greensville	2	1,200
Bedford	2	22
Chesterfield	2	16

Greensville was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 97% of all affected workers with 1,200 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Jarratt	2	1,200
Bedford	2	22
Richmond	2	16

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	611
Layoff	1	8

Closures accounted for 49% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Boar's Head	Jarratt	600	Closure	2024-09-17
Boar's Head	Jarratt	600		2024-09-17
Cygnus Home Service LLC dba Yelloh!	Bedford	11	Closure	2024-09-23
Cygnus Home Service LLC dba Yelloh!	Bedford	11		2024-09-23
Kaleo	Richmond	8	Layoff	2024-09-30
Kaleo	Richmond	8		2024-09-30

The largest notice was filed by Boar's Head at its Jarratt facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Boar's Head followed with 600 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest 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.