Maryland Layoffs — July 2011

Employers in Maryland logged 11 WARN Act notices in July 2011, involving roughly 428 workers — falling below June and down 67% versus July 2010. The average filing covered 39 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Accommodation & Food	1	120

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 120 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

City	Notices	Workers
Drive, Arbutus	1	37

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	10	391

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Phillips Seafood Restaurants		120	Layoff	2011-07-13
DPI Specialty Foods		89	Layoff	2011-07-25
BP Solar		58	Layoff	2011-07-19
Prestige Maintenance		54	Layoff	2011-07-18
A&P/Super Fresh	Drive, Arbutus	37		2011-07-06
Legg Mason		35	Layoff	2011-07-25
Lockheed Martin		15	Layoff	2011-07-28
Lockheed Martin		8	Layoff	2011-07-28
Lockheed Martin		6	Layoff	2011-07-28
Lockheed Martin		4	Layoff	2011-07-28
Lockheed Martin		2	Layoff	2011-07-28

The biggest impact was at Phillips Seafood Restaurants at its Maryland facility, reporting 120 affected workers. DPI Specialty Foods followed with 89 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Maryland, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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