2016

2016 WARN Act Layoffs

Mass layoff notices filed in 2016 across the United States

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18,265 workers were affected by WARN Act layoffs in 2016

According to WARN Act filings submitted to state workforce agencies, 2016 recorded 143 WARN notices affecting 18,265 workers, averaging 128 workers per notice.

The single largest filer in 2016, Seattle Sportservice, accounts for 4% of workers named in that year's recorded WARN filings.

18,265
Workers Affected
143
Notices Filed
129
Employers
14
Industries

Monthly Workers Affected - 2016

2,029
Jan
1,943
Feb
1,444
Mar
941
Apr
2,181
May
1,014
Jun
918
Jul
1,225
Aug
1,354
Sep
1,832
Oct
656
Nov
2,728
Dec

2016 filing desk

The five largest recorded WARN filings in each month, ordered by workers affected. This is a guide to the source-backed employer records, not a complete list of all filings.

Recorded notice dates
Jan 2016 13 recorded notices · 2,029 workers
  1. 4 Sykes Enterprises Vansant, VA · filed 2016-01-04 184workers
  2. 5 Macy's Norfolk, VA · filed 2016-01-06 95workers
  3. 3 General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk Norfolk & Portsmouth, VA · filed 2016-01-08 260workers
  4. 1 BAE Systems Norfolk, VA · filed 2016-01-12 500workers
  5. 2 Sprint Hampton, VA · filed 2016-01-22 380workers
Feb 2016 9 recorded notices · 1,943 workers
  1. 5 Hogan Transport Indianapolis, IN · filed 2016-02-01 82workers
  2. 2 Concentrix Bremerton, WA · filed 2016-02-03 520workers
  3. 3 Genworth Financial Richmond & Lynchburg, VA · filed 2016-02-04 336workers
  4. 1 Alcoa Warrick Operations Newburgh, IN · filed 2016-02-05 600workers
  5. 4 Ball North American Metal Beverage Package Bristol, VA · filed 2016-02-23 200workers
Mar 2016 21 recorded notices · 1,444 workers
  1. 3 Aramark Educational Services Terre Haute, IN · filed 2016-03-02 126workers
  2. 1 Xerox Commercial Solutioins Redmond, WA · filed 2016-03-07 325workers
  3. 4 Sterling Backcheck Company Winchester, VA · filed 2016-03-09 83workers
  4. 5 Haggen Food & Pharmacy Puyallup, WA · filed 2016-03-11 78workers
  5. 2 Alorica Norfolk, VA · filed 2016-03-30 262workers
Apr 2016 8 recorded notices · 941 workers
  1. 1 Cascade Valley Hospital & Clinics Arlington, WA · filed 2016-04-01 418workers
  2. 4 Xerox Commercial Solutioins Kent, WA · filed 2016-04-01 98workers
  3. 5 Sensient Flavors Indianapolis, IN · filed 2016-04-04 86workers
  4. 2 Southern Season Richmond, VA · filed 2016-04-08 115workers
  5. 3 HarrisConnect Chesapeake, VA · filed 2016-04-12 106workers
May 2016 12 recorded notices · 2,181 workers
  1. 4 Innovative Buildings Systems Rocky Mount, VA · filed 2016-05-03 219workers
  2. 2 Washington Closure Hanford Richland, WA · filed 2016-05-10 435workers
  3. 3 CRF Frozen Foods Pasco, WA · filed 2016-05-12 250workers
  4. 1 Diversified Machine Bristol Bristol, IN · filed 2016-05-20 500workers
  5. 5 Olympic Panel Products Shelton, WA · filed 2016-05-23 217workers
Jun 2016 8 recorded notices · 1,014 workers
  1. 3 Boeing Puget Sound, WA · filed 2016-06-01 211workers
  2. 2 HSN Roanoke, VA · filed 2016-06-10 257workers
  3. 1 Evergreen Recreational Vehicles Middlebury, IN · filed 2016-06-14 270workers
  4. 5 Martin's Petersburg, VA · filed 2016-06-14 65workers
  5. 4 Boeing Puget Sound, WA · filed 2016-06-22 99workers
Jul 2016 11 recorded notices · 918 workers
  1. 1 DCS Facility Services Statewide, WA · filed 2016-07-01 220workers
  2. 5 Triumph Structures-Everett Everett, WA · filed 2016-07-11 99workers
  3. 2 Indianapolis Logistics Indianapolis & Yorktown, IN · filed 2016-07-15 135workers
  4. 4 VT Industries New Albany, IN · filed 2016-07-25 120workers
  5. 3 Lockheed Martin Wallops Island, VA · filed 2016-07-29 123workers
Aug 2016 12 recorded notices · 1,225 workers
  1. 4 Triad Mining Oakland City, IN · filed 2016-08-08 129workers
  2. 1 IBEX Global Hampton, VA · filed 2016-08-14 215workers
  3. 5 Boeing Puget Sound, WA · filed 2016-08-24 116workers
  4. 2 Magnetation Reynolds, IN · filed 2016-08-26 160workers
  5. 3 Goshen Coach Elkhart, IN · filed 2016-08-31 159workers
Sep 2016 10 recorded notices · 1,354 workers
  1. 2 CPX Kentland & North Vernon, IN · filed 2016-09-12 214workers
  2. 4 Nordson Pulaski, VA · filed 2016-09-16 146workers
  3. 5 L'Oreal USA Redmond & Kent, WA · filed 2016-09-20 120workers
  4. 3 Pharmakon Long Term Care Pharmacy Noblesville, IN · filed 2016-09-23 180workers
  5. 1 Giant Food Stores (Martin's) Richmond & Glen Allen, VA · filed 2016-09-27 438workers
Oct 2016 16 recorded notices · 1,832 workers
  1. 2 Capital One Investing Seattle, WA · filed 2016-10-03 239workers
  2. 1 Paoli Orleans, IN · filed 2016-10-07 425workers
  3. 3 Community Westview Hospital Indianapolis, IN · filed 2016-10-11 187workers
  4. 5 Jorgensen Forge Tukwila, WA · filed 2016-10-14 111workers
  5. 4 SUEZ Water Indiana Indianapolis, IN · filed 2016-10-20 179workers
Nov 2016 10 recorded notices · 656 workers
  1. 3 Riverside Pace Hampton, VA · filed 2016-11-07 96workers
  2. 2 Select Medical Corporation - Select Speciality Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · filed 2016-11-08 103workers
  3. 4 Airport Terminal Services Arlington, VA · filed 2016-11-11 85workers
  4. 1 Garco Airway Heights, WA · filed 2016-11-15 112workers
  5. 5 Intel DuPont, WA · filed 2016-11-15 77workers
Dec 2016 13 recorded notices · 2,728 workers
  1. 4 Omak Wood Products Omak, WA · filed 2016-12-08 217workers
  2. 5 Martin's Midlothian, VA · filed 2016-12-08 173workers
  3. 2 Volvo Group Trucks Operations Dublin, VA · filed 2016-12-14 519workers
  4. 3 Rexnord Industries Indianapolis, IN · filed 2016-12-15 350workers
  5. 1 Seattle Sportservice Seattle, WA · filed 2016-12-16 761workers

Where 2016 filings landed

States ranked by workers affected in notices filed in 2016 . The top five hold 100% of the year's affected workers.

# State Workers Share Notices
1 WA 6,331 34.7% 51
2 VA 6,297 34.5% 48
3 IN 5,637 30.9% 44

Largest single 2016 filing

One notice, not the employer's annual sum: the biggest individual WARN disclosure filed in 2016.

Employer
Seattle Sportservice
Seattle, WA · WA WARN notices
Workers
761
Share of 2016
4%
Notice date
2016-12-16
Effective date
2017-02-14

Filing type on record: closure

Top Employers by Workers - 2016

Showing the 20 largest of 129 employers that filed in 2016.

# Company Workers Notices
1 Seattle Sportservice 761 1
2 Alcoa Warrick Operations 600 1
3 Concentrix 520 1
4 Volvo Group Trucks Operations 519 1
5 BAE Systems 500 1
6 Diversified Machine Bristol 500 1
7 Boeing 482 4
8 Giant Food Stores (Martin's) 438 1
9 Washington Closure Hanford 435 1
10 Paoli 425 1
11 Xerox Commercial Solutioins 423 2
12 Cascade Valley Hospital & Clinics 418 1
13 Sprint 380 1
14 Genworth Financial 378 2
15 Rexnord Industries 350 1
16 Evergreen Recreational Vehicles 270 1
17 Alorica 262 1
18 General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk 260 1
19 HSN 257 1
20 CRF Frozen Foods 250 1

Industries

Top 10 of 14 sectors with filings.

Other Services 9,231
Manufacturing 3,621
Retail Trade 1,494
Health Care & Social Assistance 994
Transportation & Warehousing 877
Finance & Insurance 597
Accommodation & Food Services 516
Mining & Oil and Gas Extraction 430
Wholesale Trade 160
Educational Services 152
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What the 2016 WARN Record Shows

In 2016, employers filed 143 WARN Act notices in this dataset, reporting 18,265 affected workers across 129 employers and 14 sectors.

Dec was the heaviest month, with 2,728 workers (15% of the 2016 total), a flat profile with no single month dominating the year. Against 2015, workers affected fell 16%. That makes 2016 the 15th-largest of the 19 years on record. Seattle Sportservice alone accounts for 4% of the year's affected workers. Other Services led sector totals at 51% of 2016 workers, ahead of Manufacturing. WA led the geography at 6,331 workers (35% of 2016), ahead of VA, so one state shapes the annual map. That flips the prior-year geographic lead: 2015 was headed by VA, while 2016 is headed by WA. The single largest 2016 filing was Seattle Sportservice in Seattle, WA at 761 workers (4% of the year), noticed 2016-12-16 with an effective date of 2017-02-14.

Closest years by workers affected: 2018 (18,619 workers, 2% higher); 2013 (18,692 workers, 2% higher); 2014 (17,813 workers, 2% lower); 2009 (19,166 workers, 5% higher).

Coverage limits, filing-year rules, and entitlements

WARN notices cover qualifying events, not every workforce reduction: federal coverage depends on the employer, worksite, event size, workforce share, timing, and exceptions, while state rules can differ. At an average of 128 workers per notice, 2016 filings concentrated in the smaller-event band, consistent with partial facility layoffs that still crossed the reporting threshold. A notice is counted in the year it was FILED, not the year separations take effect, so a December filing whose layoffs land in January still belongs here. A listed worker or filing does not by itself establish an individual entitlement; our guide explains the factors to check.

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Frequently Asked Questions about 2016
How many workers were laid off in 2016? ▼

In 2016, WARN Act filings reported 18,265 workers affected across 143 notices.

Which companies had the biggest layoffs in 2016? ▼

Seattle Sportservice filed the largest 2016 total at 761 workers across 1 notice, 4% of the year, followed by Alcoa Warrick Operations at 600 and Concentrix at 520.

Are layoffs increasing or decreasing in 2016? ▼

Workers affected fell 16% against 2015, from 21,806 to 18,265.

What industries had the most layoffs in 2016? ▼

Other Services led 2016 with 9,231 workers across 70 notices, then Manufacturing at 3,621. 14 sectors recorded filings in total.

Which states had the most WARN layoffs in 2016? ▼

WA led 2016 with 6,331 workers (35% of the year), followed by VA at 6,297. The top five states held 100% of affected workers, flipping the 2015 lead held by VA.

What was the largest single WARN filing in 2016? ▼

The largest individual notice filed in 2016 was Seattle Sportservice (Seattle, WA) for 761 workers on 2016-12-16 (effective 2017-02-14). That is one disclosure, not Seattle Sportservice's full-year total across every notice.

Does the WARN Act data capture all layoffs in 2016? ▼

No. WARN notices cover qualifying events, not every workforce reduction. Federal coverage depends on the employer, worksite, event size, workforce share, timing, and exceptions; state rules can differ. Gradual attrition and voluntary separation programs are also not included, so actual job losses can be higher than the WARN record alone suggests.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor and state WARN Act layoff registries 2016 WARN Act filings compiled from public state workforce agency disclosures · September 2026 WARN filings cover qualifying notices, not every workforce reduction; this public-record summary is not legal, financial, or employment advice.

2016 totals are compiled directly from WARN Act filings filed in that calendar year. The full employer roster CSV lives on our open data page.

2016 WARN totals compiled from official state WARN-Act layoff registries ; largest single filing on record was Seattle Sportservice (761 workers). See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainLayoffs for the 2016 filing year (as of September 2026).