Employers in Delaware filed 4 WARN Act notices in October 2008, impacting roughly 1,520 workers. The average filing covered 380 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month. A total of 1,520 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New Castle | 2 | 1,518 |
New Castle bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,518 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newark | 1 | 1,125 |
| Wilmington | 1 | 393 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Corporation | Newark | 1,125 | 2008-10-28 | |
| General Motors | Wilmington | 393 | 2008-10-21 | |
| General Motors | 1 | 2008-10-21 | ||
| Chrysler Corporation | 1 | 2008-10-28 |
The single largest action involved Chrysler Corporation at its Newark facility, reporting 1,125 affected workers. General Motors followed with 393 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Delaware labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Delaware. 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 Delaware WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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