Employers in Pennsylvania reported 27 WARN Act notices in September 2001, displacing an estimated 5,736 workers — signaling an acceleration from August. The average filing covered 212 workers, with 15 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 707 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 257 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 128 |
| Transportation | 2 | 0 |
The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 707 workers across 5 notices. Notably, Information & Technology reported 257 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, Allegheny | 2 | 3,013 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 478 |
| Montgomery | 5 | 467 |
| Allegheny | 5 | 440 |
| Lehigh, Berks | 1 | 325 |
Philadelphia, Allegheny saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 3,013 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Moon Township, Clinton | 1 | 3,013 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 478 |
| Allentown, Topton, Temple | 1 | 325 |
| Tyrone | 1 | 265 |
| Ft. Washington | 1 | 248 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 11 | 3,973 |
| Closure | 15 | 1,651 |
Closures accounted for 29% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Airways | Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Moon Township, Clinton | 3,013 | Layoff | 2001-09-01 |
| Washington Group International | Philadelphia | 350 | Closure | 2001-09-01 |
| Tect, Inc | Allentown, Topton, Temple | 325 | Closure | 2001-09-01 |
| Westvaco Fine Papers Mill (Westvaco Corporation) | Tyrone | 265 | Closure | 2001-09-01 |
| CDNOW (all operations other than Information Technology) | Ft. Washington | 248 | Layoff | 2001-09-01 |
| WRS Motion Picture and Video Laboratory | Crafton | 240 | Layoff | 2001-09-01 |
| Tyco Electronics | East Berlin | 200 | Layoff | 2001-09-01 |
| Empire Steel Castings (Laureldale Facility) [Pennsylvania Foundry Group] | Laureldale | 139 | Closure | 2001-09-01 |
| Harcourt Health Sciences Division | Philadelphia | 128 | Layoff | 2001-09-01 |
| Qualex, Inc | Pittsburgh | 120 | Closure | 2001-09-01 |
| New World Pasta Company | Lebanon | 115 | Closure | 2001-09-01 |
| Mail-Well Envelope | Allentown | 112 | 2001-09-01 | |
| Jetsort (Ancora Capital and Management Group, LLC) | Oaks | 103 | Closure | 2001-09-01 |
| TeleSpectrum Worldwide, Inc | King of Prussia | 82 | Closure | 2001-09-01 |
| Plainwell, Inc. (Plainwell) | Pittston Township | 75 | Layoff | 2001-09-01 |
The most significant filing came from U.S. Airways at its Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Moon Township, Clinton facility, reporting 3,013 affected workers. Washington Group International followed with 350 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate 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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