New York Layoffs — January 2007

Employers in New York logged 10 WARN Act notices in January 2007, involving roughly 981 workers — climbing above December. The average filing covered 98 workers, with 7 closures among the notices.

10
Notices Filed
981
Workers Affected
98
Avg per Notice
7
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Other7553
Admin & Support Services1204
Finance & Insurance1170
Manufacturing154

The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 553 workers across 7 notices. Meanwhile, Admin & Support Services reported 204 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
New York4389
Fulton1204
Livingston1123
Tompkins180
Bronx167

New York felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 389 workers across 4 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
New York3324
Gloversville1204
Mt. Morris1123
Lansing180
Bronx167

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure7733
Layoff3248

The high proportion of closures (75% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Citizens Telecommunications Company of New York, Inc. (Frontier)Gloversville204Closure2007-01-02
Aon Risk Services, Aon Client ServicesNew York170Closure2007-01-29
American Rock Salt Company, LLCMt. Morris123Layoff2007-01-23
Concord Electronics CorporationNew York109Closure2007-01-16
Cargill (salt mine)Lansing80Layoff2007-01-16
ProFoods Restaurant Supply, Inc. (subsidiary of BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.)Bronx67Closure2007-01-09
TSYS PrepaidManhattan65Closure2007-01-11
ProFoods Restaurant Supply, Inc. (subsidiary of BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.)Long Island City64Closure2007-01-09
GED Integrated SolutionsHauppauge54Closure2007-01-26
Van Der Moolen Specialists USA, LLCNew York45Layoff2007-01-30

The biggest impact was at Citizens Telecommunications Company of New York, Inc. (Frontier) at its Gloversville facility, reporting 204 affected workers. Aon Risk Services, Aon Client Services followed with 170 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the New York 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 New York. 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 New York WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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