Employers in Maryland filed 8 WARN Act notices in October 2002, impacting roughly 538 workers — representing a pullback from September and down 26% versus October 2001. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 8 | 538 |
The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 538 workers across 8 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Howard | 1 | 86 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 65 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 61 |
| Dorchester | 1 | 60 |
Howard bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 16% of all affected workers with 86 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Howard | 1 | 211 |
| Columbia | 1 | 86 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 61 |
| Cambridge | 1 | 60 |
| Linthicum | 1 | 55 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 358 |
| Layoff | 5 | 180 |
The high proportion of closures (67% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriott International | Howard | 211 | Closure | 2002-10-01 |
| Ebank | Columbia | 86 | Closure | 2002-10-15 |
| Ivy Steel & Wire | Baltimore | 61 | Closure | 2002-10-28 |
| Egide USA, Inc | Cambridge | 60 | Layoff | 2002-10-16 |
| U.S. Airways | Linthicum | 55 | Layoff | 2002-10-15 |
| Ericsson, Inc | Rockville | 49 | Layoff | 2002-10-15 |
| Lockheed Martin | Bethesda | 13 | Layoff | 2002-10-25 |
| Lockheed Martin Global Telecom | Bethesda | 3 | Layoff | 2002-10-01 |
The single largest action involved Marriott International at its Howard facility, reporting 211 affected workers. Ebank followed with 86 workers.
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.
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