Employers in Pennsylvania posted 6 WARN Act notices in December 2007, affecting an estimated 227 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to November and down 46% versus December 2006. The average filing covered 38 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month. A total of 227 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 1 | 85 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 73 |
| Lackawanna | 1 | 5 |
| Luzerne | 1 | 5 |
| Armstrong | 1 | 1 |
Columbia was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 85 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Berwick | 1 | 85 |
| Conshohocken | 1 | 73 |
| Apollo Beach | 1 | 58 |
| Dalton | 1 | 5 |
| West Hazleton | 1 | 5 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 164 |
| Closure | 2 | 63 |
Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheetah Chassis Corp | Berwick | 85 | Layoff | 2007-12-01 |
| Delta Funding Corp | Conshohocken | 73 | Layoff | 2007-12-01 |
| Ideal Merchandising Division of DDP Holdings | Apollo Beach | 58 | Closure | 2007-12-01 |
| Floorserve Inc | Dalton | 5 | Layoff | 2007-12-01 |
| Truth Hardware | West Hazleton | 5 | Closure | 2007-12-01 |
| Eljer, Inc | Ford City | 1 | Layoff | 2007-12-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Cheetah Chassis Corp at its Berwick facility, reporting 85 affected workers. Delta Funding Corp followed with 73 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Pennsylvania, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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