Maryland Layoffs — December 2006

Employers in Maryland filed 3 WARN Act notices in December 2006, impacting roughly 580 workers — representing a notable rise over November and up 189% versus December 2005. The average filing covered 193 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	3	580

The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 580 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Dorchester	1	426
Baltimore	1	101
Wicomico	1	53

Dorchester was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 426 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Cambridge	1	426
Owings Mills	1	101
Salisbury	1	53

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	527
Layoff	1	53

The high proportion of closures (91% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Icelandic Seafood	Cambridge	426	Closure	2006-12-13
Axalto, Inc	Owings Mills	101	Closure	2006-12-21
Quality Staffing Services	Salisbury	53	Layoff	2006-12-08

The single largest action involved Icelandic Seafood at its Cambridge facility, reporting 426 affected workers. Axalto, Inc followed with 101 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores 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.