Employers in Pennsylvania filed 19 WARN Act notices in July 2007, impacting roughly 1,724 workers — representing a notable rise over June and up 347% versus July 2006. The average filing covered 91 workers, with 13 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 81 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 81 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | 1 | 340 |
| Allegheny | 2 | 227 |
| Snyder | 1 | 199 |
| Erie | 2 | 173 |
| Lawrence | 1 | 142 |
Lancaster was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 340 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lititz | 1 | 340 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 227 |
| Selinsgrove | 1 | 199 |
| Erie | 2 | 173 |
| New Castle | 1 | 142 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 13 | 1,064 |
| Layoff | 6 | 660 |
The high proportion of closures (62% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Pennsylvania's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeil PPC | Lititz | 340 | Layoff | 2007-07-01 |
| Philips Products, Inc | Selinsgrove | 199 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| Port Authority Heinz 57 Center | Pittsburgh | 177 | Layoff | 2007-07-01 |
| O.E.M. Erie, Inc | Erie | 148 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| Huntingdon Bancshares Incorporated | New Castle | 142 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| ICI Paints in North America | Reading | 100 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| KPS Pennsylvania | Hatfield | 91 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| DAL Global Services | Philadelphia | 90 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| Cheetah Chassis Corporation | Berwick | 81 | Layoff | 2007-07-01 |
| Penski Logistics, LLC | Gouldsboro | 81 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| YES Solutions | Mechanicsburg | 79 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| Five Star Quality Care, Inc | Pittsburgh | 50 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| AT&T Mobility | Norristown | 34 | Layoff | 2007-07-01 |
| Interforest Corporation | Darlington | 32 | Closure | 2007-07-01 |
| Frontier Communications | Dallas | 28 | Layoff | 2007-07-01 |
The single largest action involved McNeil PPC at its Lititz facility, reporting 340 affected workers. Philips Products, Inc followed with 199 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Pennsylvania labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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