Employers in Maryland posted 11 WARN Act notices in March 2002, affecting an estimated 1,446 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 387% versus March 2001. The average filing covered 131 workers, with 8 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 11 | 1,446 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 1,446 workers across 11 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Howard | 1 | 179 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 148 |
| Harford | 2 | 120 |
| Charles | 1 | 100 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 70 |
Howard felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 12% of all affected workers with 179 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Linthicum | 3 | 659 |
| Columbia | 1 | 179 |
| Bethesda | 1 | 148 |
| Waldorf | 1 | 100 |
| La Vale | 1 | 90 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 8 | 787 |
| Layoff | 3 | 659 |
The high proportion of closures (54% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Airways | Linthicum | 457 | Layoff | 2002-03-28 |
| Kmart | Columbia | 179 | Closure | 2002-03-04 |
| Armillaire Technologies | Bethesda | 148 | Closure | 2002-03-15 |
| Ciena | Linthicum | 146 | Layoff | 2002-03-25 |
| Kmart | Waldorf | 100 | Closure | 2002-03-11 |
| Kmart | La Vale | 90 | Closure | 2002-03-11 |
| Kmart | Forestville | 80 | Closure | 2002-03-11 |
| Kmart | Laurel | 70 | Closure | 2002-03-11 |
| Cleaning Solutions Group | Havre De Grace | 60 | Closure | 2002-03-11 |
| Kmart | Aberdeen | 60 | Closure | 2002-03-11 |
| Us Airways | Linthicum | 56 | Layoff | 2002-03-04 |
The largest notice was filed by US Airways at its Linthicum facility, reporting 457 affected workers. Kmart followed with 179 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest 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.
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