New York Layoffs — November 2013

Employers in New York submitted 36 WARN Act notices in November 2013, putting at risk an estimated 4,332 workers — up substantially from October and up 167% versus November 2012. The average filing covered 120 workers, with 24 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	16	3,529
Retail	3	290
Other	11	281
Manufacturing	3	159
Accommodation & Food	2	46
Professional Services	1	27

The Transportation sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 3,529 workers across 16 notices. Separately, Retail reported 290 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Queens	5	962
Bronx	2	776
Kings	4	524
Richmond	2	489
Hempstead	1	474

Queens felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 962 workers across 5 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Bronx	2	776
Brooklyn	4	524
Staten Island	2	489
Oceanside	1	474
Ridgewood	1	379

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	24	4,019
Layoff	12	313

The high proportion of closures (93% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp. & Temporary Transit Service, Inc	Oceanside	474	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Atlantic Hudson, Inc/Midway Leasing Inc	Bronx	411	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Merit Transportation Corp/ Midway Leasing Inc	Ridgewood	379	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Midway Leasing Inc	Bronx	365	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Staten IslandBus Company Inc./Temporary Transit Service, Inc	Staten Island	271	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Midway Leasing Inc	Jamaica	262	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Express of Coachways, Inc./Staten IslandBus Company Inc	Staten Island	218	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Midway Leasing Inc	Flushing	199	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp	Brooklyn	197	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp	Brooklyn	194	Closure	2013-11-13
Raybern Capital Corp	Farmingdale	180	Closure	2013-11-13
K-Corr, Inc	Farmingdale	166	Closure	2013-11-13
PLPL Development, LLC d/b/a Budwey's Supermarket	Buffalo	156	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc./Midway Leasing Inc	Brooklyn	117	Closure	2013-11-13
Excelsior Packaging Group	Yonkers	112	Closure	2013-11-12

Topping the list was Atlantic Express Transportation Corp. & Temporary Transit Service, Inc at its Oceanside facility, reporting 474 affected workers. Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Atlantic Hudson, Inc/Midway Leasing Inc followed with 411 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the New York labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New York. 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 York WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.