WARN: U.S. Worker Layoff and Closure Notifications

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires companies with 50 or more employees to notify affected workers 60 days prior to closures and layoffs. This dataset, hosted by data.oregon.gov, includes employer names, locations, numbers of affected workers, and layoff types and dates. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze layoff trends over time using the Layoff Date and Received Date columns.
• Map the geographic concentration of workforce reductions using the State and City columns.
• Compare the scale of layoffs versus closures using the Layoff Type and Laid Off columns.
• Identify companies with significant workforce events using the Company Name and WARN# columns.

Strengths

• Data is collected under a federal regulation (the WARN Act), which suggests a consistent reporting standard.
• Includes key details like Company Name, Laid Off count, and Layoff Type for structured analysis.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.oregon.gov (Socrata platform)

Collection Method

Mandatory notifications submitted by employers under the WARN Act.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:06:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Columns suggest coverage includes multiple U.S. states.