Employers in Vermont logged 7 WARN Act notices in May 2015, involving roughly 297 workers — climbing above April. The average filing covered 42 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 40 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 36 |
| Education | 1 | 5 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 40 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 36 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chittenden | 1 | 57 |
| Bennington | 1 | 35 |
Chittenden absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 19% of all affected workers with 57 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 5 | 205 |
| South Burlington | 1 | 57 |
| Bennington | 1 | 35 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairpoint Communications | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 67 | 2015-05-27 | |
| Plasan North America, Inc | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 57 | 2015-05-04 | |
| Fairpoint Communications | South Burlington | 57 | 2015-05-27 | |
| NTT Data Inc | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 40 | 2015-05-11 | |
| Allscripts Healthcare Solutions | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 36 | 2015-05-15 | |
| Plasan North America, Inc | Bennington | 35 | 2015-05-04 | |
| Concord High School | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 5 | 2015-05-04 |
The biggest impact was at Fairpoint Communications at its 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area facility, reporting 67 affected workers. Plasan North America, Inc followed with 57 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Vermont labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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.
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