Schmidt's Deodorant Co., which sold last year to European consumer products conglomerate Unilever, will close its Northeast Portland factory and lay off all 57 employees.

Employees will lose their jobs effective Oct. 31, according to a layoff notice filed with Oregon workforce officials. Schmidt's said it will pay them for one additional week.

Unilever paid an unspecified sum for the seven-year-old Portland company last December. At the time, the conglomerate said Schmidt's founders Jaime Schmidt and Michael Cammarata would remain involved but gave no further indication of its plans for the Portland operation.

Unilever said Tuesday the factory near Portland International Airport was not part of the sale. It is closing because of "capacity constraints" at the site, Unilever said in a written statement, owing to growing demand. Unilever did not respond to an inquiry about where it will move production.

Schmidt's pending closure notwithstanding, there have been many fewer layoffs in Oregon during 2018 than in recent years. The state's unemployment rate is at its lowest point on record, 3.9 percent, and Oregon is adding jobs at a hearty 2.4 percent annual rate.

Update: This article has been updated and clarified following a statement from Unilever.

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