Employers in Maryland logged 6 WARN Act notices in March 2006, involving roughly 848 workers — falling below February and up 28% versus March 2005. The average filing covered 141 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 6 | 848 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 848 workers across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Georges | 2 | 507 |
| Dorchester | 1 | 132 |
| Saint Marys | 1 | 126 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 80 |
Prince Georges felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 507 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Greenbelt | 1 | 270 |
| Lanham | 1 | 237 |
| Cambridge | 1 | 132 |
| Hollywood | 1 | 126 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 80 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 510 |
| Closure | 3 | 338 |
Closures accounted for 40% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | Greenbelt | 270 | Layoff | 2006-03-06 |
| Science Systems and Applications, Inc | Lanham | 237 | Layoff | 2006-03-06 |
| Cenveo | Cambridge | 132 | Closure | 2006-03-21 |
| Merkle Mailing Services, Inc | Hollywood | 126 | Closure | 2006-03-06 |
| FASST Federated Logistics and Operations | Baltimore | 80 | Closure | 2006-03-30 |
| Sun Microsystems | Statewide | 3 | Layoff | 2006-03-08 |
The biggest impact was at Northrop Grumman at its Greenbelt facility, reporting 270 affected workers. Science Systems and Applications, Inc followed with 237 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Maryland's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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