Maryland Layoffs — May 2015

Employers in Maryland posted 4 WARN Act notices in May 2015, affecting an estimated 1,068 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to April and up 93% versus May 2014. The average filing covered 267 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Utilities	2	960

The Utilities sector saw the heaviest impact with 960 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Wicomico	1	480

Wicomico bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 480 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Salisbury	1	480
Bladenboro	1	54

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	480
Layoff	1	54

Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Safran Labinal Power Systems		480	Closure	2015-05-06
Safran Labinal Power Systems	Salisbury	480		2015-05-06
Orion Safety Products		54	Layoff	2015-05-22
Orion Safety Products	Bladenboro	54		2015-05-22

The largest notice was filed by Safran Labinal Power Systems at its Maryland facility, reporting 480 affected workers. Safran Labinal Power Systems followed with 480 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.