Vermont Layoffs — April 2015

Employers in Vermont reported 6 WARN Act notices in April 2015, displacing an estimated 251 workers — signaling an acceleration from March. The average filing covered 42 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	1	4

The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 4 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

City	Notices	Workers
00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	6	251

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
The Hermitage Club	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	200		2015-04-07
Creative Habitat	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	20		2015-04-01
Lunch Bundles	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	11		2015-04-17
emdeon	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	10		2015-04-07
Windham Child Care Association	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	6		2015-04-28
Community National Bank	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	4		2015-04-16

The most significant filing came from The Hermitage Club at its 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area facility, reporting 200 affected workers. Creative Habitat followed with 20 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Vermont 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 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.