Employers in West Virginia recorded 2 WARN Act notices in May 2025, covering approximately 574 workers — marking a sharp increase from April. The average filing covered 287 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 105 |
The Mining & Energy sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 105 workers across 1 notice.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Morgantown, Keyser, Beckley | 1 | 469 |
| Stollings, Sharples, Lyburn | 1 | 105 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 469 |
| Layoff | 1 | 105 |
The high proportion of closures (82% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in West Virginia's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodexo | Morgantown, Keyser, Beckley | 469 | Closure | 2025-05-12 |
| Coalmac | Stollings, Sharples, Lyburn | 105 | Layoff | 2025-05-12 |
Leading the list was Sodexo at its Morgantown, Keyser, Beckley facility, reporting 469 affected workers. Coalmac followed with 105 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the West Virginia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Mining & Energy sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
