Pennsylvania Layoffs — November 2006

Employers in Pennsylvania filed 10 WARN Act notices in November 2006, impacting roughly 1,013 workers — representing a pullback from October and down 83% versus November 2005. The average filing covered 101 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

10
Notices Filed
1,013
Workers Affected
101
Avg per Notice
4
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month. A total of 1,013 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Armstrong1310
Westmoreland2238
Delaware1150
Lancaster1118
Lackawann180

Armstrong absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 310 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Ford City1310
Latrobe2238
Folcroft1150
Denver1118
Clarks Summit180

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff6637
Closure4376

Closures accounted for 37% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
EljerFord City310Layoff2006-11-01
LeNaturesLatrobe238Closure2006-11-01
Conagra Foods IncFolcroft150Layoff2006-11-01
Sunline Coach CompanyDenver118Layoff2006-11-01
Robison Anton Textile CoClarks Summit80Closure2006-11-01
Kiddie Fire Fighting IncExton59Layoff2006-11-01
The Woodbridge GroupFairless Hills58Closure2006-11-01
LeNaturesLatrobe0Closure2006-11-01
AhlstromMt. Holly Springs0Layoff2006-11-01
BlairErie0Layoff2006-11-01

The single largest action involved Eljer at its Ford City facility, reporting 310 affected workers. LeNatures followed with 238 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Pennsylvania, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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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