Employer · WARN Act history · Other Services
BAE Systems
2,704 workers across 11 WARN notices, primarily in WA - recorded in the current PlainLayoffs dataset.
- 2,704
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BAE Systems has 11 recorded WARN filings affecting 2,704 workers
According to WARN Act filings submitted to state workforce agencies, BAE Systems has 11 recorded filings covering 2,704 workers across 3 states, primarily WA, the 50th-largest recorded WARN footprint among 7,009 tracked employers. WARN notices cover qualifying reported events, so this record is not a complete count of the employer's workforce changes.
BAE Systems is a minor share of Other Services WARN activity — 0.6% of the sector's 460,348 workers across 3,497 employers, ranking #11 in Other Services.
How 2,704 workers split by filing year
Calendar-year totals from WARN notice_date fields in this dataset, the same figures summed in the notice history below.
BAE Systems WARN workers by state
Sum of workers_affected on each filing row, grouped by the state agency that received the notice, not a corporate headcount by HQ state.
BAE Systems WARN workers by year and state
Sum of workers_affected on each filing row, crossed by calendar year and filing state, for the top 3 states by total workers affected.
| Year | VA | WA | MD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | – | 55 | 174 |
| 2024 | 56 | 54 | – | 110 |
| 2018 | 141 | – | – | 141 |
| 2017 | – | 59 | – | 59 |
| 2016 | 500 | – | – | 500 |
| 2015 | 1,512 | – | – | 1,512 |
| 2012 | – | 118 | – | 118 |
| 2011 | – | 90 | – | 90 |
BAE Systems city concentration · single-city dominant
Named cities on WARN filing rows only (city blank on a filing is omitted). Shares are of the city-tagged worker total, not every notice in the record.
74.4% of named-city WARN workers for BAE Systems sit in Norfolk (2,012 of 2,704).
Lead city Norfolk · 74.4% · 6 named cities · top-3 share 91.5%
DOL WARN employer filing desk
Employer BAE-SYSTEMS · BAE Systems 2,704 workers · 11 filings
NOTC-MID · WORK-TOP · PHOTO-UNK · RUNWAY-UNDER · STAT-MULTI · BOOK-MULTI · TYPE-MIX
- NOTC-MID 11 filings
- WORK-TOP #50
- PHOTO-UNK No peer
- RUNWAY-UNDER 59d
- STAT-MULTI 3 states
- BOOK-MULTI 3 agencies
- TYPE-MIX 2C/9L
Stamps derive from filed notice_date, effective_date, workers_affected, state agency source, and filing type in this dataset, not a prediction of future layoffs.
Largest BAE Systems WARN filings · notice runway
Top 5 rows by workers_affected from this employer's filed notices. Runway = calendar days from notice_date to effective_date when both are published and forward-dated.
- Norfolk, VA · Layoff · Other Services 1,512 workers · filed Sep 21, 2015 · 60d runway
- Norfolk, VA · Layoff · Other Services 500 workers · filed Jan 12, 2016 · 66d runway
- Sterling, VA · Layoff · Other Services 141 workers · filed Jan 29, 2018 · 50d runway
- Vienna, VA · Layoff · Other Services 119 workers · filed Mar 19, 2026 · retroactive dates
- Keyport, WA · Closure · Other Services 90 workers · filed May 10, 2011 · 51d runway
Median forward runway across 11 dated filings: 59 days (6 under 60d · 5 at/above 60d · 1 same-day or retroactive).
What changed - BAE Systems WARN filings by year
Computed from filed notice dates in this dataset (calendar years), not a vendor release label. Latest compared pair: .
- 2012 → 2015: WARN workers affected for BAE Systems rose from 118 in 2012 to 1,512 in 2015; notice count fell from 2 to 1.
- 2015 → 2016: WARN workers affected for BAE Systems fell from 1,512 in 2015 to 500 in 2016; notice count held from 1 to 1.
- 2016 → 2017: WARN workers affected for BAE Systems fell from 500 in 2016 to 59 in 2017; notice count held from 1 to 1.
- 2017 → 2018: WARN workers affected for BAE Systems rose from 59 in 2017 to 141 in 2018; notice count held from 1 to 1.
Site-wide YoY movers: /changes (RSS). Dataset corrections: /changelog. Year hubs: /year/2026.
Where BAE Systems Falls Among Tracked Employers
7,009 employers with a WARN filing, bucketed by total workers affected
Bucket counts (employers by total workers affected, as of September 2026): 1-10: 955; 11-50: 1,411; 51-150: 3,067; 151-500: 1,205; 501-1.5k: 273; 1.5k-5k: 72; 5k-15k: 16; 15k+: 10. BAE Systems is in the 1.5k-5k bucket (#50 of 7,009 by workers affected).
Employer Profile
- Primary State
- WA
- Primary Industry
- Other Services
- First Notice
- May 10, 2011
- Latest Notice
- Mar 19, 2026
Not all layoffs appear in WARN data, see our methodology for the federal + state coverage thresholds. Latest filing: Mar 2026.
WARN Notice History
2026
Vienna, VA · Other Services
Effective: Mar 18, 2026
119
workers
Filed Mar 19, 2026
Anne Arundel County, MD · Professional & Technical Services
Effective: Mar 2, 2026
55
workers
Filed Jan 2, 2026
2024
McLean, VA · Other Services
Effective: Sep 14, 2024
56
workers
Filed Jul 15, 2024
Keyport, WA · Other Services
Effective: Apr 17, 2024
54
workers
Filed Feb 16, 2024
2018
Sterling, VA · Other Services
Effective: Mar 20, 2018
141
workers
Filed Jan 29, 2018
2017
Keyport, WA · Other Services
Effective: Mar 31, 2017
59
workers
Filed Jan 31, 2017
2016
Norfolk, VA · Other Services
Effective: Mar 18, 2016
500
workers
Filed Jan 12, 2016
2015
Norfolk, VA · Other Services
Effective: Nov 20, 2015
1,512
workers
Filed Sep 21, 2015
2012
Keyport, WA · Other Services
Effective: Dec 27, 2012
57
workers
Filed Oct 31, 2012
Keyport, WA · Other Services
Effective: Jun 30, 2012
61
workers
Filed Apr 27, 2012
2011
Keyport, WA · Other Services
Effective: Jun 30, 2011
90
workers
Filed May 10, 2011
Questions about this BAE Systems record
What is the largest BAE Systems WARN filing on record? ▼
The largest row is the mass layoff filed for Norfolk, VA on Sep 21, 2015, covering 1,512 workers in Other Services.
Where were BAE Systems's WARN notices filed? ▼
The filings name Vienna, Anne Arundel County, and McLean, among 6 named cities; together they form 2 facility closures and 9 mass-layoff filings sourced from Virginia Works and Maryland DLLR and Washington ESD. States represented in this record: MD, VA, WA.
Where is BAE Systems's WARN footprint concentrated by city? ▼
74.4% of named-city WARN workers for BAE Systems sit in Norfolk (2,012 of 2,704).
Does BAE Systems's filing history show a recurring pattern? ▼
The filing history spans 2011 through 2026 across 8 calendar years; that recurrence is visible in the dated rows rather than inferred from news coverage.
How much advance notice appears in BAE Systems's record? ▼
The measurable notice runway is between 30 and 59 days; the WARN pay tool can value the gap, but only a qualified adviser can determine whether an exception applies. Of 11 filings on record, 1 dated effective before the notice itself is excluded from that figure.
See also: WA WARN filings · Other Services industry WARNs · WARN Act guide · largest WARN employers
Source: State WARN Act layoff registries BAE Systems notice history aggregated from state workforce agency filings · September 2026 A WARN filing is a required notice, not a judgment of the employer's management or finances. Coverage follows states with structured public registries; this public-record summary is not legal advice, financial advice, or employment advice.
Every figure on PlainLayoffs is rendered directly from public WARN Act filings and state workforce agency records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's notice history is rendered directly from state WARN Act filings. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026. A WARN filing is a legally required notice, not a judgment of a company's management or financial health; rankings here reflect filed notice volume only.