Employers in Connecticut logged 10 WARN Act notices in March 2015, involving roughly 372 workers — climbing above February and up 198% versus March 2014. The average filing covered 37 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 138 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 60 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 138 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 60 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 6 | 178 |
| Hartford | 2 | 138 |
| New Haven | 2 | 56 |
Fairfield absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 178 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor Locks | 2 | 138 |
| Shelton | 2 | 94 |
| Stamford | 4 | 84 |
| Branford | 2 | 56 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 146 |
| Closure | 2 | 40 |
Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines, Inc | Windsor Locks | 69 | Layoff | 2015-03-06 |
| United Airlines | Windsor Locks | 69 | 2015-03-06 | |
| SSC Disability Services, LLC d/b/a Freedom Disability | Shelton | 47 | Layoff | 2015-03-02 |
| SSC Disability Services, LLC d/b/a Freedom Disability | Shelton | 47 | 2015-03-02 | |
| Royal Bank of Scotland, Plc and RBS Securities Inc | Stamford | 30 | Layoff | 2015-03-18 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and RBS Securities Inc | Stamford | 30 | 2015-03-18 | |
| 454 Life Sciences Corp | Branford | 28 | Closure | 2015-03-31 |
| 454 Life Sciences Corp | Branford | 28 | 2015-03-31 | |
| RBS Securities, Inc | Stamford | 12 | Closure | 2015-03-18 |
| RBS Securities, Inc | Stamford | 12 | 2015-03-18 |
The biggest impact was at United Airlines, Inc at its Windsor Locks facility, reporting 69 affected workers. United Airlines followed with 69 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Connecticut. 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 Connecticut WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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