Employers in Maryland logged 5 WARN Act notices in January 2008, involving roughly 606 workers — climbing above December and up 30% versus January 2007. The average filing covered 121 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | 606 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 606 workers across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel | 2 | 263 |
| Washington | 1 | 260 |
| Prince Georges | 1 | 81 |
| Howard | 1 | 2 |
Anne Arundel absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 263 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | 1 | 260 |
| Hanover | 1 | 153 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 110 |
| Hyattsville | 1 | 81 |
| Annapolis Junction | 1 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 344 |
| Layoff | 2 | 262 |
The high proportion of closures (57% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayloc | Hancock | 260 | Layoff | 2008-01-28 |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc | Hanover | 153 | Closure | 2008-01-28 |
| Weyerhaeuser | Baltimore | 110 | Closure | 2008-01-18 |
| Ferrante Bros. LLC | Hyattsville | 81 | Closure | 2008-01-09 |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Annapolis Junction | 2 | Layoff | 2008-01-31 |
The biggest impact was at Rayloc at its Hancock facility, reporting 260 affected workers. Northwest Airlines, Inc followed with 153 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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.
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