Maryland Layoffs — August 2001

Employers in Maryland filed 3 WARN Act notices in August 2001, impacting roughly 223 workers — representing a pullback from July and down 59% versus August 2000. The average filing covered 74 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	3	223

The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 223 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Howard	1	90
Baltimore	1	85
Washington	1	48

Howard felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 90 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Columbia	1	90
White Marsh	1	85
Hagerstown	1	48

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	175
Layoff	1	48

The high proportion of closures (78% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Chrysler Financial	Columbia	90	Closure	2001-08-01
Warner Brothers	White Marsh	85	Closure	2001-08-01
Relizon	Hagerstown	48	Layoff	2001-08-06

The single largest action involved Chrysler Financial at its Columbia facility, reporting 90 affected workers. Warner Brothers followed with 85 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

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.