New York Layoffs — April 2014
Employers in New York logged 75 WARN Act notices in April 2014, involving roughly 5,058 workers — climbing above March and up 41% versus April 2013. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 37 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 31 | 1,640 |
| Transportation | 5 | 680 |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 590 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 447 |
| Professional Services | 5 | 411 |
| Information & Technology | 11 | 341 |
| Education | 1 | 164 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 121 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 1,640 workers across 31 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 680 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 11 | 1,209 |
| Nassau | 13 | 1,204 |
| Richmond | 10 | 763 |
| Kings | 7 | 472 |
| Queens | 4 | 273 |
New York bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 1,209 workers across 11 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 13 | 1,344 |
| Staten Island | 10 | 763 |
| Long Beach | 1 | 611 |
| Brooklyn | 7 | 472 |
| Blauvelt | 3 | 180 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 37 | 3,584 |
| Layoff | 38 | 1,474 |
The high proportion of closures (71% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Memorial Nursing Home, Inc. d/b/a The Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine | Long Beach | 611 | Closure | |
| Intercontinental New York Barclay Hotel | New York | 447 | Closure | |
| Aegis USA | New York | 190 | Closure | |
| North American Airlines, Inc. a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings | Jamaica | 164 | Closure | |
| Total Maintenance Solution, LLC @ St. John’s University (multiple locations) | Staten Island | 164 | Layoff | |
| Gotham Transportation | Staten Island | 159 | Closure | |
| Gotham Transportation | Brooklyn | 158 | Closure | |
| Ipro | Lake Success | 146 | Layoff | |
| IC Bus | Staten Island | 141 | Closure | |
| IC Escorts | Staten Island | 141 | Closure | |
| ProSource Technologies | Farmingdale | 132 | Closure | |
| Rosewood Heights Health Center | Syracuse | 131 | Layoff | |
| Primary Financial Services | Amherst | 121 | Closure | |
| Hoyt Transportation | Brooklyn | 120 | Layoff | |
| Juicy Couture | New York | 119 | Closure |
The biggest impact was at Long Beach Memorial Nursing Home, Inc. d/b/a The Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine at its Long Beach facility, reporting 611 affected workers. Intercontinental New York Barclay Hotel followed with 447 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New York labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.