New York Layoffs — January 2011

Employers in New York submitted 17 WARN Act notices in January 2011, putting at risk an estimated 3,383 workers — up substantially from December and up 116% versus January 2010. The average filing covered 199 workers, with 12 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	1	2,458
Manufacturing	5	257
Accommodation & Food	3	169
Admin & Support Services	1	145
Other	3	126
Transportation	1	76
Finance & Insurance	1	70
Real Estate	1	60

The Healthcare sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 2,458 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Manufacturing reported 257 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
New York	6	2,733
Oneida	2	159
Cattaraugus	1	145
St. Lawrence	1	132
Queens	1	76

New York felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 81% of all affected workers with 2,733 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
New York	6	2,733
Utica	2	159
Penn Yan	1	145
North Lawrence	1	132
Jamaica	1	76

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	12	3,149
Layoff	5	234

The high proportion of closures (93% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Continuum Health Partners/Long Island Hospital SUNY Health Sciences Center	New York	2,458	Closure	2011-01-03
Data Listing Services (Jamestown), LLC DBA: The Connection	Penn Yan	145	Closure	2011-01-06
North Lawrence Dairy, Inc	North Lawrence	132	Closure	2011-01-21
ARAMARK Campus, LLC @ Utica College Campus	Utica	89	Closure	2011-01-05
North American Airlines	Jamaica	76	Layoff	2011-01-20
Double Rock	New York	70	Layoff	2011-01-10
Hyosung USA, Inc	Utica	70	Closure	2011-01-27
Uptown Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc	New York	70	Closure	2011-01-28
Classic Party Rentals	Bronx	60	Closure	2011-01-20
RNA Holdings, LLC & Russell-Newman, Inc	New York	55	Layoff	2011-01-19
Restaurant Associates (JPMorgan Chase)	New York	47	Closure	2011-01-24
The Buckingham Hotel	New York	33	Closure	2011-01-25
Saint Gobain Structural Ceramics Facility	Niagara Falls	32	Layoff	2011-01-14
DBX, Inc. Subsidiary of The Dress Barn (Distribution Center)	Suffern	22	Closure	2011-01-25
Pfizer, Inc	Rouses Point	13	Closure	2011-01-26

Topping the list was Continuum Health Partners/Long Island Hospital SUNY Health Sciences Center at its New York facility, reporting 2,458 affected workers. Data Listing Services (Jamestown), LLC DBA: The Connection followed with 145 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the New York labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.