Maryland Layoffs — September 2003

Employers in Maryland logged 4 WARN Act notices in September 2003, involving roughly 386 workers — climbing above August and down 45% versus September 2002. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	4	386

The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 386 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Howard	1	143
Anne Arundel	1	117
Montgomery	1	54

Howard saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 143 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Columbia	1	143
Baltimore	1	117
Linthicum	1	72
Rockville	1	54

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	269
Closure	1	117

Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Corvis Corporation	Columbia	143	Layoff	2003-09-23
Chessie Computer Services, Inc	Baltimore	117	Closure	2003-09-08
Ciena	Linthicum	72	Layoff	2003-09-08
Northrop Grumann	Rockville	54	Layoff	2003-09-30

The biggest impact was at Corvis Corporation at its Columbia facility, reporting 143 affected workers. Chessie Computer Services, Inc followed with 117 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to a mixed picture for Maryland's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.