New York Layoffs — September 2014

Employers in New York logged 28 WARN Act notices in September 2014, involving roughly 1,866 workers — climbing above August and up 20% versus September 2013. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 26 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	7	803
Other	9	389
Accommodation & Food	3	331
Retail	2	203
Healthcare	2	56
Wholesale Trade	2	46
Transportation	2	37
Information & Technology	1	1

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 803 workers across 7 notices. Meanwhile, Other reported 389 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Suffolk	5	484
New York	7	391
Westchester	5	219
Bronx	2	215
Queens	2	181

Suffolk absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 484 workers across 5 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Commack	2	446
New York	7	391
Bronx	2	215
Jamaica	1	139
Yonkers	1	134

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	26	1,420
Layoff	2	446

The high proportion of closures (76% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Forest Laboratories, LLC	Commack	446	Layoff	2014-09-05
Maritime F & B, LLC @ Maritime Hotel	New York	153	Closure	2014-09-26
Sky Chefs, Inc. (Customer Service Center)	Jamaica	139	Closure	2014-09-16
Convent of Mary the Queen	Yonkers	134	Closure	2014-09-22
Pathmark Stores, Inc. Store #72613	Bronx	124	Closure	2014-09-29
Display Producers Inc	Bronx	91	Closure	2014-09-29
Electromark (Brady Corporation)	Wolcott	84	Closure	2014-09-12
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	Suffern	83	Closure	2014-09-16
GSM Retail, Inc. d/b/a Billabong	New York	79	Closure	2014-09-30
Pepsi Beverages Company	Binghamton	74	Closure	2014-09-16
Fenner Precision, Inc	Buffalo	60	Closure	2014-09-25
Parade Media Group LLC	New York	55	Closure	2014-09-17
Cynergy Data, LLC	Long Island City	42	Closure	2014-09-16
50 Restaurant Group LLC d/b/a WD-50	New York	39	Closure	2014-09-11
Sunrise Coach Lines, Inc	Greenport	37	Closure	2014-09-30

The biggest impact was at Forest Laboratories, LLC at its Commack facility, reporting 446 affected workers. Maritime F & B, LLC @ Maritime Hotel followed with 153 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the New York 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 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.