Maryland Layoffs — August 2000

Employers in Maryland reported 4 WARN Act notices in August 2000, displacing an estimated 543 workers — signaling an acceleration from July. The average filing covered 136 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	4	543

The Other sector topped the list of affected industries with 543 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Prince Georges	2	140
Dorchester	1	60

Prince Georges felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 140 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sparrows Pt	1	343
Lanham	1	87
Cambridge	1	60
Brandywine	1	53

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	343
Closure	3	200

Closures accounted for 37% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bethlehem Steel Corp	Sparrows Pt	343	Layoff	2000-08-23
Unisys Corporation	Lanham	87	Closure	2000-08-18
Kmart Corporation	Cambridge	60	Closure	2000-08-08
Circuit City	Brandywine	53	Closure	2000-08-24

The most significant filing came from Bethlehem Steel Corp at its Sparrows Pt facility, reporting 343 affected workers. Unisys Corporation followed with 87 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maryland. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Maryland WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.