Employers in New York submitted 13 WARN Act notices in November 2007, putting at risk an estimated 2,490 workers — up substantially from October and up 218% versus November 2006. The average filing covered 192 workers, with 12 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 3 | 1,311 |
| Finance & Insurance | 4 | 653 |
| Other | 3 | 332 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 140 |
| Real Estate | 1 | 54 |
The Healthcare sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1,311 workers across 3 notices. Separately, Finance & Insurance reported 653 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3 | 1,121 |
| Kings | 2 | 573 |
| Westchester | 1 | 264 |
| Nassau | 2 | 231 |
| Rockland | 1 | 184 |
New York felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 1,121 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3 | 1,121 |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 573 |
| Yonkers | 1 | 264 |
| Woodbury | 2 | 231 |
| Orangeburg | 1 | 184 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 12 | 2,316 |
| Layoff | 1 | 174 |
The high proportion of closures (93% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrini Medical Center | New York | 778 | Closure | 2007-11-01 |
| Victory Memorial Hospital and the Brighton Beach Clinic | Brooklyn | 513 | Closure | 2007-11-06 |
| Guild Home for Aged Blind | Yonkers | 264 | Closure | 2007-11-16 |
| Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York Claims and Customer Service Departments | New York | 260 | Closure | 2007-11-20 |
| KeyCorp and U.S.B. Holdings Co., Inc. (U.S.B.), the holding company of Union State Bank | Orangeburg | 184 | Closure | 2007-11-01 |
| Delta Funding Corporation | Woodbury | 174 | Layoff | 2007-11-14 |
| PLVTZ, Inc. Levitz, Inc | New York | 83 | Closure | 2007-11-09 |
| Best Metropolitan Towel & Linen Supply Co., Inc | Brooklyn | 60 | Closure | 2007-11-08 |
| PLVTZ, Inc. Levitz, Inc | Woodbury | 57 | Closure | 2007-11-09 |
| Southworth-Milton, Inc | Tonawanda | 54 | Closure | 2007-11-16 |
| GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. Commercial Lending Division | Melville | 35 | Closure | 2007-11-15 |
| MedAvant Healthcare Solutions | Middletown | 20 | Closure | 2007-11-15 |
| Ims | Champlain | 8 | Closure | 2007-11-27 |
Topping the list was Cabrini Medical Center at its New York facility, reporting 778 affected workers. Victory Memorial Hospital and the Brighton Beach Clinic followed with 513 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the New York labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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