Maryland Layoffs — June 2007

Employers in Maryland recorded 4 WARN Act notices in June 2007, covering approximately 889 workers and up 254% versus June 2006. The average filing covered 222 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	4	889

The Other sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 889 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Frederick	1	51

Frederick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 6% of all affected workers with 51 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Baltimore City	2	515
Linthicum	1	323
Frederick	1	51

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	454
Closure	1	435

Closures accounted for 49% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Universal Maritime Service	Baltimore City	435	Closure	2007-06-06
Pnc	Linthicum	323	Layoff	2007-06-11
Pnc	Baltimore City	80	Layoff	2007-06-11
Pnc	Frederick	51	Layoff	2007-06-11

Leading the list was Universal Maritime Service at its Baltimore City facility, reporting 435 affected workers. Pnc followed with 323 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The filings reflect 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.