Maryland Layoffs — March 2003

Employers in Maryland logged 4 WARN Act notices in March 2003, involving roughly 3,635 workers — climbing above February and up 151% versus March 2002. The average filing covered 909 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	4	3,635

The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 3,635 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Baltimore	1	3,470
Howard	1	61
Anne Arundel	1	28

Baltimore felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 95% of all affected workers with 3,470 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sparrows Point	1	3,470
Seabrook	1	76
Columbia	1	61
Laurel	1	28

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	3,574
Closure	1	61

Closures accounted for 2% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bethlehem Steel Corp	Sparrows Point	3,470	Layoff	2003-03-14
Boeing Service Company	Seabrook	76	Layoff	2003-03-19
Arch Wireless	Columbia	61	Closure	2003-03-31
Beauty Systems Group	Laurel	28	Layoff	2003-03-13

The biggest impact was at Bethlehem Steel Corp at its Sparrows Point facility, reporting 3,470 affected workers. Boeing Service Company followed with 76 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to 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.