Pennsylvania Layoffs — April 2013

Employers in Pennsylvania logged 5 WARN Act notices in April 2013, involving roughly 834 workers — climbing above March and down 22% versus April 2012. The average filing covered 167 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

5
Notices Filed
834
Workers Affected
167
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Transportation1340
Education1148

The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 340 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Education reported 148 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Philadelphia1340
Lackawanna1191
Lancaster1148
Northampton195
Cambria160

Philadelphia saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 340 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Philadelphia1340
Scranton1191
Mt. Joy1148
Easton195
Johnstown160

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
First Transit, IncPhiladelphia3402013-04-01
General DynamicsScranton1912013-04-01
School Specialty, IncMt. Joy1482013-04-01
BMW of North America, LLCEaston952013-04-01
Johnstown Specialty Casting IncJohnstown602013-04-01

The biggest impact was at First Transit, Inc at its Philadelphia facility, reporting 340 affected workers. General Dynamics followed with 191 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to a mixed picture for Pennsylvania's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Transportation 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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