Maryland Layoffs — February 2001

Employers in Maryland filed 6 WARN Act notices in February 2001, impacting roughly 512 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 82% versus February 2000. The average filing covered 85 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	6	512

The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 512 workers across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Wicomico	1	303
Montgomery	1	70
Howard	1	51
Baltimore	1	39

Wicomico was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 59% of all affected workers with 303 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Salisbury	1	303
Rockville	1	70
Columbia	1	51
Statewide	1	48
Owings Mills	1	39

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	373
Closure	4	139

Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Dresser Wayne	Salisbury	303	Layoff	2001-02-13
Tpn Register	Rockville	70	Layoff	2001-02-06
Magellan Behavioral Health	Columbia	51	Closure	2001-02-01
Family Golf Centers, Inc	Statewide	48	Closure	2001-02-09
Arch Wireless	Owings Mills	39	Closure	2001-02-28
Michel & Co	Baltimore City	1	Closure	2001-02-20

The single largest action involved Dresser Wayne at its Salisbury facility, reporting 303 affected workers. Tpn Register followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Maryland, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.