Employers in Pennsylvania submitted 31 WARN Act notices in August 2001, putting at risk an estimated 4,973 workers — up substantially from July. The average filing covered 160 workers, with 16 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 671 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 212 |
| Retail | 1 | 180 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 106 |
| Utilities | 1 | 75 |
| Education | 1 | 53 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 671 workers across 5 notices. Separately, Information & Technology reported 212 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | 4 | 1,095 |
| Berks | 3 | 790 |
| Allegheny | 4 | 345 |
| Lycoming | 1 | 336 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 316 |
Lehigh felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 1,095 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3 | 790 |
| Breinigsville | 1 | 555 |
| Allentown | 2 | 523 |
| Montoursville | 1 | 336 |
| Holllidaysburg | 1 | 294 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 15 | 2,556 |
| Closure | 16 | 2,417 |
Closures accounted for 49% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems | Reading | 636 | Layoff | 2001-08-01 |
| Agere Systems | Breinigsville | 555 | Layoff | 2001-08-01 |
| Agere Systems | Allentown | 523 | Layoff | 2001-08-01 |
| General Cable Industries, LLC | Montoursville | 336 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Hollidaysburg Car Shops) | Holllidaysburg | 294 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| Penco Products, Inc | Oaks | 241 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| Guilford Mills, Inc. (Pine Grove Manufacturing Site) | Pine Grove | 232 | Layoff | 2001-08-01 |
| SalesPlus | Stroudsburg | 201 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| Shop Rite (Big V Supermarkets, Inc.) | Wilkes-Barre | 180 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| Edgewater Steel Ltd | Oakmont | 170 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| FiNet Technologies | Dunmore | 165 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| Huhtamaki Packaging Worldwide | Mt. Carmel | 155 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| 3M - Bristol Facility | Bristol | 140 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
| ACF Industries, Inc | Milton | 113 | Layoff | 2001-08-01 |
| Mellon Bank (IRS Processing Unit) | Pittsburgh | 106 | Closure | 2001-08-01 |
Topping the list was Agere Systems at its Reading facility, reporting 636 affected workers. Agere Systems followed with 555 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Pennsylvania labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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