Maryland Layoffs — January 2003

Employers in Maryland submitted 18 WARN Act notices in January 2003, putting at risk an estimated 1,877 workers — up substantially from December and up 444% versus January 2002. The average filing covered 104 workers, with 9 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	18	1,877

The Other sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1,877 workers across 18 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Anne Arundel	8	1,192
Baltimore	1	151
Harford	1	102
Montgomery	3	74
Allegany	1	49

Anne Arundel absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 64% of all affected workers with 1,192 workers across 8 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Baltimore	5	913
Joppatowne	1	200
Hunt Valley	1	151
Glen Burnie	1	113
Belcamp	1	102

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	9	974
Closure	9	903

Closures accounted for 48% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
M&T Bank (Allfirst)	Baltimore	350	Layoff	2003-01-21
M&T Bank (Allfirst)	Baltimore	222	Layoff	2003-01-21
Kmart	Joppatowne	200	Closure	2003-01-16
Aramark	Baltimore	172	Layoff	2003-01-09
At&T	Hunt Valley	151	Closure	2003-01-21
Duty Free Americas (DFA)	Glen Burnie	113	Closure	2003-01-27
Johnson Controls, Inc	Belcamp	102	Closure	2003-01-16
Kmart	Baltimore	100	Closure	2003-01-16
Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola	Annapolis	87	Closure	2003-01-22
Davidson Beauty Systems	Laurel	79	Layoff	2003-01-09
M&T Bank (Allfirst)	Baltimore	69	Layoff	2003-01-21
Clarke American	Timonium	57	Closure	2003-01-16
PMC-Sierra	Gaithersburg	50	Layoff	2003-01-22
M&T Bank (Allfirst)	Cumberland	49	Closure	2003-01-21
Ritz Camera Centers	Beltsville	44	Closure	2003-01-29

Topping the list was M&T Bank (Allfirst) at its Baltimore facility, reporting 350 affected workers. M&T Bank (Allfirst) followed with 222 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight 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.