Employers in Maryland logged 2 WARN Act notices in September 2006, involving roughly 326 workers — climbing above August and up 565% versus September 2005. The average filing covered 163 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 326 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 326 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 1 | 200 |
| Prince Georges | 1 | 126 |
Montgomery saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 200 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gaithersburg | 1 | 200 |
| Greenbelt | 1 | 126 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 326 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Financial Services | Gaithersburg | 200 | Closure | 2006-09-01 |
| Regulus Group | Greenbelt | 126 | Closure | 2006-09-05 |
The biggest impact was at Arrow Financial Services at its Gaithersburg facility, reporting 200 affected workers. Regulus Group followed with 126 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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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