Employers in Vermont logged 2 WARN Act notices in May 2012, involving roughly 14 workers and up 27% versus May 2011. The average filing covered 7 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month. A total of 14 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Windham | 1 | 12 |
Windham absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 12 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro | 1 | 12 |
| St Johnsbury | 1 | 2 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostess Brands | Brattleboro | 12 | 2012-05-04 | |
| Hostess Brands | St Johnsbury | 2 | 2012-05-04 |
The biggest impact was at Hostess Brands at its Brattleboro facility, reporting 12 affected workers. Hostess Brands followed with 2 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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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