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Virginia Layoff Tracker

WARN Act filings filed with the Virginia Employment Commission.

Last updated: Sep 13, 2026 · Showing last 24 months

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Virginia has recorded 118 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 13,707 workers across 96 companies. The most active filer is Wellmore Energy with 9 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Richmond, Arlington, and Henrico. Of these, 63 involved facility closures and 54 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Sep 23, 2024 through Aug 28, 2026. The average recorded date gap is 61 days for measurable filings; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. Filings in the most recent quarter were higher than the prior quarter, with 24 compared to 18. The five largest employers account for 27 percent of the 13,707 workers affected in this window, led by Amazon with 1,026.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
13,707
Filings
118
Companies Affected
96
Avg Workers / Filing
116
Top Employer
Amazon
1,026 workers
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Monthly Trend

Monthly avg: 571/mo

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Workers by year

The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.

2026 YTD
6,466
2025
2024

Closure vs. Layoff

Closures — 54% Layoffs — 46%
54%
46%

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About This Data

Virginia follows the federal WARN Act with no additional state-level requirements. All data on this page is sourced from official filings published by the Virginia Employment Commission. Filings through Aug 28, 2026. View source data at Virginia Employment Commission →

WARN Act rules in Virginia

Virginia has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.

74%

of measured filings have a recorded date gap of at least 60 days

Measured across 114 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 61 days. This does not determine legal compliance or notice received by workers.

Notice required
60 days
Employers covered
100 or more employees, under federal WARN.
What triggers notice
A plant closing affecting 50 or more employees at a single site in 30 days, or a mass layoff of 500 or more, or 50 to 499 if they are at least 33 percent of the site workforce.
Administered by
Virginia Works

What the federal standard means here

Federal WARN requires 60 days written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff, and reaches employers with 100 or more employees.

Because Virginia adds no state requirement, a layoff below those thresholds can be entirely lawful with no notice at all, and will not appear in the filings on this page. What WARN does not cover.

Why short notice is not automatically a violation

WARN allows reduced notice for unforeseeable business circumstances, faltering companies seeking capital, and natural disasters. An employer relying on one of those has to say so in the notice. What the 26 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.

Source: Virginia Works. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.

Recent Virginia Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
CompanyCityTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
Crothall Healthcare Richmond Closure 545
larger than 97% of filings
 2026-10-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-28
 2026-08-28
TekSynap Not Provided Layoff 9 2026-10-14
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-17
 2026-08-17
SMBC Park AvenueNew York Closure 5 2026-10-09
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-10
 2026-08-10
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Richmond Closure 68 2026-10-09
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-10
 2026-08-10
Emerson Charlottesville Closure 139 2026-09-30
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-09
 2026-07-09
Medical Faculty Associates Fairfax DriveArlington Layoff 2 2026-09-06
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-08
 2026-07-08
T&H Services Blackstone Closure 76 2026-08-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-01
 2026-07-01
Conduent Commercial Solutions Campus DriveFlorham Park Layoff 24 2026-07-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-06-29
 2026-06-29
Times Fiber Communications Pittsylvania County Closure 78 2026-08-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-06-29
 2026-06-29
Vestis Services Not Provided Layoff 19 2026-08-14
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-06-15
 2026-06-15
Show all 115 filings ↓

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