Vermont Layoffs — January 2009

Employers in Vermont posted 2 WARN Act notices in January 2009, affecting an estimated 334 workers. The average filing covered 167 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
334
Workers Affected
167
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month. A total of 334 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Bennington1127

Bennington was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 127 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
St. Johnsbury1207
Bennington1127

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Lydall Thermal/Acoustical, IncSt. Johnsbury2072009-01-30
Plasan Carbon CompositesBennington1272009-01-15

The largest notice was filed by Lydall Thermal/Acoustical, Inc at its St. Johnsbury facility, reporting 207 affected workers. Plasan Carbon Composites followed with 127 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Vermont labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Vermont. 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 Vermont WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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