Maryland Layoffs — March 2005

Employers in Maryland posted 5 WARN Act notices in March 2005, affecting an estimated 661 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to February and down 35% versus March 2004. The average filing covered 132 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	5	661

The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 661 workers across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Prince Georges	1	403
Montgomery	1	161
Frederick	1	51
Harford	1	45
Anne Arundel	1	1

Prince Georges felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 403 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Riverdale	1	403
Gaithersburg	1	161
Frederick	1	51
Belcamp	1	45
Annapolis	1	1

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	403
Closure	4	258

Closures accounted for 39% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
PNC Bank	Riverdale	403	Layoff	2005-03-14
Marriott International	Gaithersburg	161	Closure	2005-03-10
Builders 1st Source	Frederick	51	Closure	2005-03-17
Monarch Mfg., Inc	Belcamp	45	Closure	2005-03-11
Cendent Company	Annapolis	1	Closure	2005-03-23

The largest notice was filed by PNC Bank at its Riverdale facility, reporting 403 affected workers. Marriott International followed with 161 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Maryland, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.