New Hampshire Layoffs — August 2015

Employers in New Hampshire posted 1 WARN Act notices in August 2015, affecting an estimated 185 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to July. The average filing covered 185 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

1
Notices Filed
185
Workers Affected
185
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Education1185

The Education sector saw the heaviest impact with 185 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Hillsborough1185

Hillsborough saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 185 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Manchester1185

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure1185

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New Hampshire's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Mount Washington CollegeManchester185Closure2015-08-07

The largest notice was filed by Mount Washington College at its Manchester facility, reporting 185 affected workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

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

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New Hampshire. 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 Hampshire WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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