Employers in Maryland logged 7 WARN Act notices in January 2005, involving roughly 743 workers — climbing above December and up 389% versus January 2004. The average filing covered 106 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 743 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 743 workers across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 3 | 271 |
| Washington | 1 | 180 |
| Harford | 1 | 170 |
| Wicomico | 1 | 104 |
| Prince Georges | 1 | 18 |
Baltimore absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 271 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown | 1 | 180 |
| Edgewood | 1 | 170 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 104 |
| Cockeysville | 1 | 100 |
| Owings Mills | 1 | 96 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 629 |
| Layoff | 2 | 114 |
The high proportion of closures (85% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Color | Hagerstown | 180 | Closure | 2005-01-03 |
| Gap, Inc | Edgewood | 170 | Closure | 2005-01-20 |
| 1-800-Bar None | Salisbury | 104 | Closure | 2005-01-27 |
| Md. Specialty Wire, Inc | Cockeysville | 100 | Closure | 2005-01-14 |
| CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield | Owings Mills | 96 | Layoff | 2005-01-31 |
| Sanmina-SCI | Hunt Valley | 75 | Closure | 2005-01-11 |
| Cingular | Greenbelt | 18 | Layoff | 2005-01-03 |
The biggest impact was at Phoenix Color at its Hagerstown facility, reporting 180 affected workers. Gap, Inc followed with 170 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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.
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