Maryland Layoffs — January 2015

Employers in Maryland submitted 6 WARN Act notices in January 2015, putting at risk an estimated 232 workers — up substantially from December and down 57% versus January 2014. The average filing covered 39 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 232 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Anne Arundel	1	57
Howard	1	26

Anne Arundel absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 57 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Linthicum Heights	1	57
New York	1	33
Jessup	1	26

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	83
Closure	1	33

Closures accounted for 14% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Ciena Corporation		57	Layoff	2015-01-13
Ciena Corporation	Linthicum Heights	57		2015-01-13
Actavis, Inc		33	Closure	2015-01-09
Actavis, Inc	New York	33		2015-01-09
Market Day, LLC		26	Layoff	2015-01-07
Market Day, LLC	Jessup	26		2015-01-07

Topping the list was Ciena Corporation at its Maryland facility, reporting 57 affected workers. Ciena Corporation followed with 57 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight a mixed picture for Maryland's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.