Maryland Layoffs — February 2014

Employers in Maryland recorded 5 WARN Act notices in February 2014, covering approximately 765 workers — marking a sharp increase from January and up 192% versus February 2013. The average filing covered 153 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	2	372
Healthcare	1	56
Retail	1	37

The Information & Technology sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 372 workers across 2 notices. At the same time, Healthcare reported 56 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Geographic details were not available for filings in Maryland this month.

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	409
Closure	2	356

Closures accounted for 47% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Verizon Wireless		361	Layoff	2014-02-21
Sun Products Corporation		300	Closure	2014-02-12
Meritus Health		56	Closure	2014-02-11
HDA, Inc and N-Store Merchandising, Inc		37	Layoff	2014-02-04
Verizon Wireless		11	Layoff	2014-02-21

Leading the list was Verizon Wireless at its Maryland facility, reporting 361 affected workers. Sun Products Corporation followed with 300 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.