Employers in Connecticut reported 8 WARN Act notices in August 2015, displacing an estimated 1,260 workers — signaling an acceleration from July and up 126% versus August 2014. The average filing covered 158 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 100 |
The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 100 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 2 | 118 |
| Fairfield | 2 | 100 |
Hartford absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 9% of all affected workers with 118 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Stamford, Greenwich, Riverside, New Canaan, Old Lyme, New Canaan, Newington, Mystic, Newington, Waterford, Riverside, Ridgefield, Danbury, Bristol | 1 | 444 |
| Stamford, Greenwich, Riverside, New Canaan, Old Lyme, New Canaan, Newington, Mys | 1 | 444 |
| Not mentioned | 2 | 154 |
| Enfield | 2 | 118 |
| Stamford | 2 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 503 |
| Layoff | 2 | 127 |
Closures accounted for 40% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc | Stamford, Greenwich, Riverside, New Canaan, Old Lyme, New Canaan, Newington, Mystic, Newington, Waterford, Riverside, Ridgefield, Danbury, Bristol | 444 | Closure | 2015-08-12 |
| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | Stamford, Greenwich, Riverside, New Canaan, Old Lyme, New Canaan, Newington, Mys | 444 | 2015-08-12 | |
| Quest Diagnostics Inc. (Updated Notice) | Not mentioned | 77 | Layoff | 2015-08-19 |
| Quest Diagnostics Inc. (Updated Notice) | Not mentioned | 77 | 2015-08-19 | |
| Quad/Graphics, Inc | Enfield | 59 | Closure | 2015-08-27 |
| Quad/Graphics, Inc | Enfield | 59 | 2015-08-27 | |
| Royal Bank of Scotland, Plc and RBS Securities Inc | Stamford | 50 | Layoff | 2015-08-05 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and RBS Securities Inc | Stamford | 50 | 2015-08-05 |
The most significant filing came from The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc at its Stamford, Greenwich, Riverside, New Canaan, Old Lyme, New Canaan, Newington, Mystic, Newington, Waterford, Riverside, Ridgefield, Danbury, Bristol facility, reporting 444 affected workers. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company followed with 444 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Connecticut 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 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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