Maryland Layoffs — February 2007

Employers in Maryland filed 3 WARN Act notices in February 2007, impacting roughly 138 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 85% versus February 2006. The average filing covered 46 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	3	138

The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 138 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Anne Arundel	1	80
Howard	1	1

Anne Arundel was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 80 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Hanover	1	80
Fort Meade	1	57
Columbia	1	1

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	137
Layoff	1	1

The high proportion of closures (99% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Advanced Marketing Services	Hanover	80	Closure	2007-02-15
Alutio-Wackehut	Fort Meade	57	Closure	2007-02-06
Sun MicroSystems	Columbia	1	Layoff	2007-02-28

The single largest action involved Advanced Marketing Services at its Hanover facility, reporting 80 affected workers. Alutio-Wackehut followed with 57 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

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