Employers in New York logged 22 WARN Act notices in November 2009, involving roughly 5,278 workers — climbing above October and up 60% versus November 2008. The average filing covered 240 workers, with 13 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 4,142 |
| Other | 7 | 502 |
| Information & Technology | 4 | 322 |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 235 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 62 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 15 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 4,142 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Other reported 502 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Onondaga | 1 | 4,142 |
| New York | 5 | 352 |
| Clinton | 3 | 200 |
| Erie | 2 | 182 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 135 |
Onondaga felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 4,142 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 1 | 4,142 |
| New York | 5 | 352 |
| Rouses Point | 2 | 200 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 180 |
| Melville | 1 | 103 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 13 | 4,867 |
| Layoff | 9 | 411 |
The high proportion of closures (92% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Penn Traffic Company/P&C Quality Stores/Warehouses | Syracuse | 4,142 | Closure | 2009-11-19 |
| Time Inc | New York | 280 | Layoff | 2009-11-03 |
| Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (now known as Pfizer) | Rouses Point | 200 | Closure | 2009-11-25 |
| St. Francis Geriatric & Health Care Services, Inc | Buffalo | 180 | Closure | 2009-11-25 |
| Zip Realty | Melville | 103 | Closure | 2009-11-04 |
| Worldwide Flight Services, Inc | Jamaica | 93 | Layoff | 2009-11-25 |
| Family Support Systems Unlimited, Inc | Bronx | 92 | Closure | 2009-11-04 |
| Farmers Group Inc. (Field Operation Branch) | Albany | 41 | Closure | 2009-11-13 |
| Nortel Networks Inc | Bohemia | 32 | Closure | 2009-11-02 |
| Ciba Corporation (now owned by BASF Corporation) Office Building | Tarrytown | 32 | Closure | 2009-11-04 |
| CNN America, Inc | New York | 28 | Closure | 2009-11-13 |
| Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC | New York | 21 | Layoff | 2009-11-06 |
| Lowe New York (Office Facility) | New York | 15 | Closure | 2009-11-06 |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | New York | 8 | Layoff | 2009-11-04 |
| Eastman Kodak Company (Company Office) | Rochester | 5 | Layoff | 2009-11-13 |
The biggest impact was at The Penn Traffic Company/P&C Quality Stores/Warehouses at its Syracuse facility, reporting 4,142 affected workers. Time Inc followed with 280 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New York labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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