Oregon Layoffs — January 2022
Employers in Oregon logged 4 WARN Act notices in January 2022, involving roughly 578 workers and up 14% versus January 2021. The average filing covered 144 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 269 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 40 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 269 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 40 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Josephine | 3 | 538 |
| Clackamas | 1 | 40 |
Josephine felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 93% of all affected workers with 538 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Grants Pass | 3 | 538 |
| Portland | 1 | 40 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 309 |
| Closure | 2 | 269 |
Closures accounted for 47% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP Downs LLC DBA The Flying Lark | Grants Pass | 269 | Layoff | |
| GP Downs LLC dba The Flying Lark | Grants Pass | 226 | Closure | |
| GP Downs LLC dba The Flying Lark | Grants Pass | 43 | Closure | |
| Boyd | Portland | 40 | Layoff |
The biggest impact was at GP Downs LLC DBA The Flying Lark at its Grants Pass facility, reporting 269 affected workers. GP Downs LLC dba The Flying Lark followed with 226 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
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.