Pennsylvania Layoffs — October 2004

Employers in Pennsylvania logged 7 WARN Act notices in October 2004, involving roughly 240 workers — falling below September. The average filing covered 34 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month. A total of 240 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lackawanna	1	80
Philadelphia	1	64
Allegheny	1	49
York	1	30
Lehigh	2	16

Lackawanna bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 33% of all affected workers with 80 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Scranton	1	80
Philadelphia	1	64
Pittsburgh	1	49
York	1	30
Allentown	2	16

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	127
Closure	2	113

Closures accounted for 47% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
At&T	Scranton	80	Layoff	2004-10-01
Ryerson Tull	Philadelphia	64	Closure	2004-10-01
Lord & Taylor	Pittsburgh	49	Closure	2004-10-01
Turbon USA	York	30	Layoff	2004-10-01
Agere Systems	Allentown	12	Layoff	2004-10-01
Agere Systems	Allentown	4	Layoff	2004-10-01
Reheis	Marcus Hook	1	Layoff	2004-10-01

The biggest impact was at At&T at its Scranton facility, reporting 80 affected workers. Ryerson Tull followed with 64 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

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

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.