Pennsylvania Layoffs — June 2008

Employers in Pennsylvania logged 6 WARN Act notices in June 2008, involving roughly 1,057 workers — falling below May and up 1% versus June 2007. The average filing covered 176 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month. A total of 1,057 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Luzerne	1	451
Montgomery	2	345
Allegheny	1	170
Dauphin	1	91
Bucks	1	0

Luzerne absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 451 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wilkes-Barre	1	451
Plymouth	1	213
Pittsburgh	1	170
Conshohocken	1	132
Harrisburg	1	91

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	6	1,057

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Geisinger South	Wilkes-Barre	451	Layoff	2008-06-01
Wilmington Finance Inc	Plymouth	213	Layoff	2008-06-01
Oxford Development Company	Pittsburgh	170	Layoff	2008-06-01
Pfizer Inc	Conshohocken	132	Layoff	2008-06-01
Source Interlink Companies	Harrisburg	91	Layoff	2008-06-01
Ametek M & CT Division	Sellersville	N/A	Layoff	2008-06-01

The biggest impact was at Geisinger South at its Wilkes-Barre facility, reporting 451 affected workers. Wilmington Finance Inc followed with 213 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a mixed picture for Pennsylvania's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.