Employers in West Virginia posted 1 WARN Act notices in February 2026, affecting an estimated 530 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 338% versus February 2025. The average filing covered 530 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in West Virginia this month. A total of 530 workers were affected across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lorado, Cyclone, Davin | 1 | 530 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 530 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbriar Minerals, LLC | Lorado, Cyclone, Davin | 530 | Layoff | 2026-02-13 |
The largest notice was filed by Greenbriar Minerals, LLC at its Lorado, Cyclone, Davin facility, reporting 530 affected workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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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