Employers in Pennsylvania filed 7 WARN Act notices in March 2005, impacting roughly 574 workers — representing a pullback from February and down 76% versus March 2004. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 251 |
| Agriculture | 1 | 86 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 1 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 0 |
The Mining & Energy sector led the way in workforce reductions with 251 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Agriculture reported 86 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washin | 1 | 251 |
| York | 1 | 103 |
| Schuylkill | 1 | 86 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 71 |
| Dauphin | 2 | 63 |
Washin felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 44% of all affected workers with 251 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bentleyville | 1 | 251 |
| York | 1 | 103 |
| Hegins | 1 | 86 |
| Hatfield | 1 | 71 |
| Harrisburg | 2 | 63 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 417 |
| Closure | 3 | 157 |
Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Creek Mining | Bentleyville | 251 | Layoff | 2005-03-01 |
| Leggett & Platt | York | 103 | Layoff | 2005-03-01 |
| Penn Fishing Tackle | Hegins | 86 | Closure | 2005-03-01 |
| Oldcastle Precast Inc | Hatfield | 71 | Closure | 2005-03-01 |
| Crown American | Harrisburg | 62 | Layoff | 2005-03-01 |
| Cingular Wireless | Harrisburg | 1 | Layoff | 2005-03-01 |
| Woman's Medical Hospital | Philadelphia | 0 | Closure | 2005-03-01 |
The single largest action involved Maple Creek Mining at its Bentleyville facility, reporting 251 affected workers. Leggett & Platt followed with 103 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Pennsylvania, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Mining & Energy sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
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