Oregon Layoffs — March 2020

Employers in Oregon logged 93 WARN Act notices in March 2020, involving roughly 10,283 workers — climbing above February. The average filing covered 111 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 2,870 workers across 33 notices. Meanwhile, Government reported 1,387 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Clackamas bore the heaviest burden, 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

The biggest impact was at 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.

This data points to 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.