Employers in Maryland recorded 6 WARN Act notices in February 2005, covering approximately 1,670 workers — marking a sharp increase from January and up 437% versus February 2004. The average filing covered 278 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 6 | 1,670 |
The Other sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 1,670 workers across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1 | 290 |
| Prince Georges | 2 | 88 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 71 |
Washington was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 17% of all affected workers with 290 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore City | 1 | 1,109 |
| Hancock | 1 | 290 |
| Landover | 1 | 112 |
| Upper Marlboro | 1 | 72 |
| Gaithersburg | 1 | 71 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 1,470 |
| Layoff | 3 | 200 |
The high proportion of closures (88% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Motors Corporation | Baltimore City | 1,109 | Closure | 2005-02-15 |
| Fleetwood Travel Trailers | Hancock | 290 | Closure | 2005-02-02 |
| Lucent Technologies | Landover | 112 | Layoff | 2005-02-02 |
| Neighbor Care | Upper Marlboro | 72 | Layoff | 2005-02-22 |
| Spherion Atlantic Workforce LLC | Gaithersburg | 71 | Closure | 2005-02-15 |
| Cingular | Greenbelt | 16 | Layoff | 2005-02-01 |
Leading the list was General Motors Corporation at its Baltimore City facility, reporting 1,109 affected workers. Fleetwood Travel Trailers followed with 290 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect 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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