Maryland Layoffs — May 2004

Employers in Maryland logged 5 WARN Act notices in May 2004, involving roughly 764 workers — climbing above April and up 296% versus May 2003. The average filing covered 153 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	5	764

The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 764 workers across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Frederick	1	158

Frederick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 158 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Baltimore City	3	342
Landover	1	264
Frederick	1	158

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	455
Layoff	2	309

The high proportion of closures (60% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Giant Food	Landover	264	Layoff	2004-05-14
USF Red Star	Baltimore City	197	Closure	2004-05-25
Crown American Hotels	Frederick	158	Closure	2004-05-13
Smurfit-Stone Corrugated Container	Baltimore City	100	Closure	2004-05-05
FMC Corp. Agri. Group	Baltimore City	45	Layoff	2004-05-11

The biggest impact was at Giant Food at its Landover facility, reporting 264 affected workers. USF Red Star followed with 197 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.