Employers in Delaware reported 2 WARN Act notices in December 2008, displacing an estimated 401 workers — signaling an acceleration from November. The average filing covered 200 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month. A total of 401 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sussex | 1 | 400 |
Sussex was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 400 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seaford | 1 | 400 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invista | Seaford | 400 | 2008-12-08 | |
| Invista | 1 | 2008-12-08 |
The most significant filing came from Invista at its Seaford facility, reporting 400 affected workers. Invista followed with 1 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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