Employers in New Hampshire logged 2 WARN Act notices in October 2011, involving roughly 277 workers — climbing above September. The average filing covered 138 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in New Hampshire this month. A total of 277 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Merrimack, Sullivan | 1 | 162 |
| Hillsborough | 1 | 115 |
Merrimack, Sullivan absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 162 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hooksett, Claremont | 1 | 162 |
| Manchester | 1 | 115 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 115 |
Closures accounted for 42% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe's Home Centers, Inc | Hooksett, Claremont | 162 | 2011-10-17 | |
| Lowe's Home Centers, Inc | Manchester | 115 | Closure | 2011-10-17 |
The biggest impact was at Lowe's Home Centers, Inc at its Hooksett, Claremont facility, reporting 162 affected workers. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc followed with 115 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New Hampshire labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New Hampshire. 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 Hampshire WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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