Employers in Maine reported 1 WARN Act notices in February 2014, displacing an estimated 250 workers. The average filing covered 250 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 250 |
The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 250 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Penobscot | 1 | 250 |
Penobscot felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 250 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Millinocket | 1 | 250 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Maine this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Northern Paper | Millinocket | 250 | 2014-02-06 |
The most significant filing came from Great Northern Paper at its Millinocket facility, reporting 250 affected workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Maine labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maine. 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 Maine WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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