Vermont Layoffs — January 2015

Employers in Vermont posted 7 WARN Act notices in January 2015, affecting an estimated 155 workers. The average filing covered 22 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month. A total of 155 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Rutland	1	30

Rutland was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 19% of all affected workers with 30 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	5	95
St. Albans	1	30
Rutland	1	30

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	35		2015-01-07
J. C. Penney	St. Albans	30		2015-01-07
JC Penney	Rutland	30		2015-01-07
Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	30		2015-01-07
Apollo Diner	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	14		2015-01-26
White House/Black Market	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	12		2015-01-30
Chico's	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	4		2015-01-30

The largest notice was filed by Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney at its 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area facility, reporting 35 affected workers. J. C. Penney followed with 30 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Vermont labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Vermont. 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 Vermont WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.