Employers in Pennsylvania reported 15 WARN Act notices in July 2012, displacing an estimated 2,004 workers — signaling an acceleration from June and up 80% versus July 2011. The average filing covered 134 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 218 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 121 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 74 |
| Utilities | 1 | 63 |
The Retail sector topped the list of affected industries with 218 workers across 1 notice. Notably, Manufacturing reported 121 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny | 1 | 518 |
| Bucks | 4 | 489 |
| Lehigh | 1 | 288 |
| Lancaster | 2 | 280 |
| Chester | 1 | 98 |
Allegheny was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 518 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, Bridgeville | 1 | 518 |
| East Texas | 1 | 288 |
| Bensalem | 1 | 218 |
| Lancaster | 1 | 211 |
| Langhorne | 2 | 179 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Authority of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, Bridgeville | 518 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Day Timers, Inc | East Texas | 288 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Fashion Bug Retail Companies | Bensalem | 218 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Lancaster Preferred Partners | Lancaster | 211 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Sykes Enterprises, Inc | Langhorne | 102 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Verizon Services Corp | Exton | 98 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Gamesa Wind PA, LLC | Fairless Hills | 92 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Sykes Enterprises, Inc | Langhorne | 77 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Specialty Hospital of Philadelphia, Inc | Darby | 74 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Fiberblades, LLC | Ebensburg | 73 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Reading Truck Body, LLC | Denver | 69 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Orograin Bakeries Manufacturing, Inc | Harrisburg | 64 | 2012-07-01 | |
| First Energy Generation Corp | Adrian | 63 | 2012-07-01 | |
| WS Packaging Group, Inc | Franklin | 55 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | 2012-07-01 |
The most significant filing came from Port Authority of Allegheny County at its Pittsburgh, Bridgeville facility, reporting 518 affected workers. Day Timers, Inc followed with 288 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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