Employers in New York recorded 41 WARN Act notices in June 2015, covering approximately 1,499 workers — marking a decline from May and down 6% versus June 2014. The average filing covered 37 workers, with 29 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 13 | 294 |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 264 |
| Other | 7 | 233 |
| Healthcare | 7 | 230 |
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 180 |
| Admin & Support Services | 3 | 111 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2 | 98 |
| Construction | 2 | 72 |
The Retail sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 294 workers across 13 notices. At the same time, Manufacturing reported 264 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | 330 |
| Rockland | 2 | 172 |
| Monroe | 11 | 166 |
| Queens | 3 | 129 |
| Onondaga | 2 | 128 |
New York felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 330 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | 330 |
| Pearl River | 1 | 151 |
| Rochester | 8 | 151 |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 117 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 99 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 29 | 1,067 |
| Layoff | 12 | 432 |
The high proportion of closures (71% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfizer, Inc | Pearl River | 151 | Layoff | 2015-06-28 |
| Euromarket Designs, Inc. d/b/a Crate & Barrel | New York | 137 | Closure | 2015-06-07 |
| Sodexo, Inc. (@ Colgate University) | Hamilton | 99 | Closure | 2015-06-17 |
| Durso Lefferts Boulevard Food Corp | Richmond Hill | 83 | Closure | 2015-06-19 |
| Father Flanagan's Boys' Home d/b/a Boys Town New York, Incl (Boys Town) | New York | 83 | Layoff | 2015-06-19 |
| Ramada Syracuse | N. Syracuse | 81 | Closure | 2015-06-25 |
| Mount Kisco Medical Group PC (MKMG) | Chappaqua | 71 | Layoff | 2015-06-01 |
| Nirvana, Inc., Nirvana Transport, Inc., Nirvana Warehousing | Forestport | 70 | Closure | 2015-06-01 |
| Getinge Sourcing LLC | Rochester | 69 | Layoff | 2015-06-04 |
| Brooklyn Kidney Center/New York Dialysis Services, Inc | Brooklyn | 65 | Closure | 2015-06-09 |
| Earthlink | Amherst | 65 | Closure | 2015-06-12 |
| Mel S. Harris and Associates, LLC | New York | 53 | Closure | 2015-06-02 |
| Geri Medix, Inc | Brooklyn | 52 | Closure | 2015-06-30 |
| Solid State Advanced Controls (SSAC) | Baldwinsville | 47 | Closure | 2015-06-01 |
| Daikin Applied | Auburn | 45 | Closure | 2015-06-02 |
Leading the list was Pfizer, Inc at its Pearl River facility, reporting 151 affected workers. Euromarket Designs, Inc. d/b/a Crate & Barrel followed with 137 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across New York, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New York. 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 New York WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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