Employers in New York filed 9 WARN Act notices in June 2008, impacting roughly 1,304 workers — representing a pullback from May and down 50% versus June 2007. The average filing covered 145 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 435 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 327 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 214 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 195 |
| Retail | 1 | 88 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 45 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 435 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 327 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Erie | 1 | 260 |
| Suffolk | 1 | 214 |
| New York | 2 | 195 |
| Westchester | 1 | 188 |
| Onondaga | 1 | 175 |
Erie felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 260 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tonawanda | 1 | 260 |
| Melville | 1 | 214 |
| New York | 2 | 195 |
| Yorktown Heights | 1 | 188 |
| North Syracuse | 1 | 175 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 906 |
| Layoff | 4 | 398 |
The high proportion of closures (69% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc | Tonawanda | 260 | Closure | 2008-06-09 |
| IWCO Direct | Melville | 214 | Layoff | 2008-06-30 |
| UBS Investment Bank (MSG) | New York | 195 | Closure | 2008-06-06 |
| WellPoint, aka National Government Services | Yorktown Heights | 188 | Closure | 2008-06-30 |
| Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(B.G. Sulzle Inc.) | North Syracuse | 175 | Closure | 2008-06-17 |
| Ipro | Lake Success | 139 | Layoff | 2008-06-09 |
| The Home Depot | Rome | 88 | Closure | 2008-06-04 |
| MedUS Services, LLC (HealthNow New York Inc.) | Binghamton | 45 | Layoff | 2008-06-30 |
| JP Morgan Chase (Bear Stearns) | New York | N/A | Layoff | 2008-06-02 |
The single largest action involved American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc at its Tonawanda facility, reporting 260 affected workers. IWCO Direct followed with 214 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across New York, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing 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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