Employer · WARN Act history · Other Services
Verizon Wireless
1,084 workers across 2 WARN notices, primarily in WA - recorded in the current PlainLayoffs dataset.
- 1,084
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Verizon Wireless has 2 recorded WARN filings affecting 1,084 workers
According to WARN Act filings submitted to state workforce agencies, Verizon Wireless has 2 recorded filings covering 1,084 workers across 2 states, primarily WA, the 143rd-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.
Verizon Wireless is a minor share of Other Services WARN activity — 0.2% of the sector's 460,348 workers across 3,497 employers, ranking #37 in Other Services.
How 1,084 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.
Verizon Wireless 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.
Verizon Wireless WARN workers by year and state
Sum of workers_affected on each filing row, crossed by calendar year and filing state, for the top 2 states by total workers affected.
| Year | WA | VA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 814 | – | 814 |
| 2011 | – | 270 | 270 |
Verizon Wireless 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.
75.1% of named-city WARN workers for Verizon Wireless sit in Bellevue (814 of 1,084).
Lead city Bellevue · 75.1% · 2 named cities · top-3 share 100%
DOL WARN employer filing desk
Employer VERIZON-WIRE · Verizon Wireless 1,084 workers · 2 filings
NOTC-LIGHT · WORK-HEAVY · PHOTO-UNK · RUNWAY-UNDER · STAT-MULTI · BOOK-DUAL · TYPE-CLOSE
- NOTC-LIGHT 2 filings
- WORK-HEAVY #143
- PHOTO-UNK No peer
- RUNWAY-UNDER 61d
- STAT-MULTI 2 states
- BOOK-DUAL 2 agencies
- TYPE-CLOSE 2 closures
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 Verizon Wireless WARN filings · notice runway
Top 2 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.
- Bellevue, WA · Closure · Other Services 814 workers · filed May 2, 2012 · 59d runway
- Virginia Beach, VA · Closure · Other Services 270 workers · filed Mar 31, 2011 · 62d runway
Median forward runway across 2 dated filings: 61 days (1 under 60d · 1 at/above 60d ).
What changed - Verizon Wireless WARN filings by year
Computed from filed notice dates in this dataset (calendar years), not a vendor release label. Latest compared pair: .
- 2011 → 2012: WARN workers affected for Verizon Wireless rose from 270 in 2011 to 814 in 2012; notice count held from 1 to 1.
Site-wide YoY movers: /changes (RSS). Dataset corrections: /changelog. Year hubs: /year/2012.
Where Verizon Wireless 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. Verizon Wireless is in the 501-1.5k bucket (#143 of 7,009 by workers affected).
Employer Profile
- Primary State
- WA
- Primary Industry
- Other Services
- First Notice
- Mar 31, 2011
- Latest Notice
- May 2, 2012
Not all layoffs appear in WARN data, see our methodology for the federal + state coverage thresholds. Latest filing: May 2012.
WARN Notice History
2012
Bellevue, WA · Other Services
Effective: Jun 30, 2012
814
workers
Filed May 2, 2012
2011
Virginia Beach, VA · Other Services
Effective: Jun 1, 2011
270
workers
Filed Mar 31, 2011
Questions about this Verizon Wireless record
What is the largest Verizon Wireless WARN filing on record? ▼
The largest row is the facility closure filed for Bellevue, WA on May 2, 2012, covering 814 workers in Other Services.
Where were Verizon Wireless's WARN notices filed? ▼
The filings name Bellevue and Virginia Beach; together they form 2 facility-closure filings sourced from Washington ESD and Virginia Works. States represented in this record: VA, WA.
Where is Verizon Wireless's WARN footprint concentrated by city? ▼
75.1% of named-city WARN workers for Verizon Wireless sit in Bellevue (814 of 1,084).
Does Verizon Wireless's filing history show a recurring pattern? ▼
The filing history spans 2011 through 2012 across 2 calendar years; that recurrence is visible in the dated rows rather than inferred from news coverage.
How much advance notice appears in Verizon Wireless'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.
See also: WA WARN filings · Other Services industry WARNs · WARN Act guide
Source: State WARN Act layoff registries Verizon Wireless 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.