Oregon Layoffs — March 2020

Employers in Oregon recorded 93 WARN Act notices in March 2020, covering approximately 10,283 workers — marking a sharp increase from February. The average filing covered 111 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Accommodation & Food sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 3,525 workers across 38 notices. At the same time, Government reported 1,396 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Clackamas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 5,880 workers across 49 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Closures accounted for 1% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Leading the list was The Oregon Clinic at its Portland facility, reporting 820 affected workers. Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation Distri followed with 762 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Oregon labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.