Employers in Pennsylvania logged 15 WARN Act notices in August 2015, involving roughly 1,626 workers — climbing above July and up 400% versus August 2014. The average filing covered 108 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 280 |
| Education | 1 | 172 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 280 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Education reported 172 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 5 | 869 |
| Blair | 1 | 174 |
| Lycoming | 2 | 129 |
| Lackawanna | 1 | 111 |
| Chester | 1 | 90 |
Philadelphia felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 869 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 4 | 869 |
| Altoona | 1 | 174 |
| Williamsport | 2 | 129 |
| Jessup | 1 | 111 |
| West Chester | 1 | 90 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bank of New York Mellon | Philadelphia | 280 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Atkore International | Philadelphia | 217 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Amoroso's Baking Company | Philadelphia | 200 | 2015-08-01 | |
| General Cable Industries, Inc | Altoona | 174 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia | 172 | 2015-08-01 | |
| BAE Systems | Jessup | 111 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Flextronics International USA, Inc | West Chester | 90 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Universal Well Services | Bradford | 85 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Universal Well Services | Williamsport | 77 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Leggett & Platt, Inc | Delano | 61 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Justice Resource Institute | Cresson | 57 | 2015-08-01 | |
| FTS International | Williamsport | 52 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Fezell's Sandy Township Shop N Save | Dubois | 50 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Coyne Textile Services | N/A | 2015-08-01 | ||
| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | N/A | 2015-08-01 |
The biggest impact was at The Bank of New York Mellon at its Philadelphia facility, reporting 280 affected workers. Atkore International followed with 217 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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