Employers in Maryland filed 5 WARN Act notices in December 2012, impacting roughly 234 workers — representing a pullback from November and up 146% versus December 2011. The average filing covered 47 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 234 workers were affected across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 60 |
Anne Arundel was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 60 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 1 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 109 |
| Closure | 1 | 65 |
Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Transportation | 78 | Layoff | 2012-12-27 | |
| Commerce Corporation | 65 | Closure | 2012-12-27 | |
| Commerce Corporation | Baltimore | 60 | 2012-12-27 | |
| URS Corporation | 31 | Layoff | 2012-12-20 | |
| URS Corporation | N/A | Layoff | 2012-12-20 |
The single largest action involved Veolia Transportation at its Maryland facility, reporting 78 affected workers. Commerce Corporation followed with 65 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Maryland's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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.
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