Employers in Pennsylvania filed 14 WARN Act notices in September 2014, impacting roughly 1,283 workers — representing a notable rise over August and up 119% versus September 2013. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 79 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 77 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 79 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 77 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 1 | 372 |
| Lehigh | 1 | 156 |
| Franklin | 1 | 151 |
| Allegheny | 2 | 138 |
| Bucks | 3 | 135 |
Philadelphia saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 372 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 1 | 372 |
| Allentown | 1 | 156 |
| Waynesboro | 1 | 151 |
| McKees Rocks | 1 | 136 |
| Harrisburg | 1 | 89 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baptist Home of Philadelphia Deer Meadows Retirement Community | Philadelphia | 372 | 2014-09-01 | |
| Telerx Marketing, Inc | Allentown | 156 | 2014-09-01 | |
| *UPDATE* Johnson Controls, Inc | Waynesboro | 151 | 2014-09-01 | |
| Transtar Industries, Inc | McKees Rocks | 136 | 2014-09-01 | |
| Bimbo Bakeries | Harrisburg | 89 | 2014-09-01 | |
| Crothall Healthcare - 4 Locations; Suburban General Hospital, Allegheny General Hospital, St. Vincent Health System, Allegheny Valley Hospital | Statewide | 77 | 2014-09-01 | |
| National Penn Bank 3rd Fed Bank | Cannonsburg | 77 | 2014-09-01 | |
| Macy's West Manchester Hall | York | 72 | 2014-09-01 | |
| General Dynamics - OTS, Inc | Scranton | 56 | 2014-09-01 | |
| WorldClass Processing Corp | Ambridge | 36 | 2014-09-01 | |
| *UPDATE* Lockheed Martin | Newton | 35 | 2014-09-01 | |
| *UPDATE* Lockheed Martin | Newton | 23 | 2014-09-01 | |
| *UPDATE* Bank of America | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2014-09-01 | |
| Hightail, Inc | Campbell | 1 | 2014-09-01 |
The single largest action involved The Baptist Home of Philadelphia Deer Meadows Retirement Community at its Philadelphia facility, reporting 372 affected workers. Telerx Marketing, Inc followed with 156 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Pennsylvania labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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