Maryland Layoffs — August 2006

Employers in Maryland reported 4 WARN Act notices in August 2006, displacing an estimated 198 workers and down 72% versus August 2005. The average filing covered 50 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	4	198

The Other sector topped the list of affected industries with 198 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Montgomery	1	85
Howard	1	5

Montgomery felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 85 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Gaithersburg	1	85
Sparks	1	79
Baltimore County	1	29
Columbia	1	5

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	119
Closure	1	79

Closures accounted for 40% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Gene Logic	Gaithersburg	85	Layoff	2006-08-02
Reynolds & Reynolds	Sparks	79	Closure	2006-08-11
Actavis Mid-Atlantic LLC	Baltimore County	29	Layoff	2006-08-10
Sun Microsystems	Columbia	5	Layoff	2006-08-03

The most significant filing came from Gene Logic at its Gaithersburg facility, reporting 85 affected workers. Reynolds & Reynolds followed with 79 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The numbers illustrate 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.