Employers in Pennsylvania posted 17 WARN Act notices in February 2014, affecting an estimated 2,945 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 206% versus February 2013. The average filing covered 173 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 1,059 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 321 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 192 |
| Agriculture | 1 | 68 |
| Utilities | 1 | 43 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 1,059 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 321 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | 1 | 626 |
| Beaver | 1 | 510 |
| Allegheny | 1 | 433 |
| Lehigh | 1 | 223 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 215 |
Butler was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 626 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cranberry Township | 1 | 626 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 510 |
| Warrendale | 1 | 433 |
| Bethlehem | 1 | 223 |
| Newville | 1 | 215 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless | Cranberry Township | 626 | 2014-02-01 | |
| *UPDATE* Horsehead | Pittsburgh | 510 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Verizon Wireless BGCO | Warrendale | 433 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Schenker, inc | Bethlehem | 223 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Berkeley Contract Packaging, LLC | Newville | 215 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Johnson Controls, Inc | Waynesboro | 203 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Comcast | Philadelphia | 141 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Kindred Hospital - Easton SCCI Hospital - Easton, Inc | Easton | 105 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Wikes-Barre General Hospital, LLC | Plains | 87 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Cumberland Farms, Inc | Statewide | 68 | 2014-02-01 | |
| General Dynamics - OTS (Pennsylvania), Inc | Scranton | 65 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Gamesa Wind US, LLC | Ebensburg | 62 | 2014-02-01 | |
| Graham Packaging Company, L.P | York | 55 | 2014-02-01 | |
| *UPDATE* Orograin Bakeries Manufacturing, Inc | Easton | 51 | 2014-02-01 | |
| *UPDATE* NRG Energy, Inc. Titus Generating Station | Birdsboro | 43 | 2014-02-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Verizon Wireless at its Cranberry Township facility, reporting 626 affected workers. *UPDATE* Horsehead followed with 510 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Pennsylvania 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 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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