Employers in Maryland logged 10 WARN Act notices in September 2015, involving roughly 1,438 workers — climbing above August and up 292% versus September 2014. The average filing covered 144 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2 | 252 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 236 |
The Agriculture sector dominated layoff filings with 252 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 236 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 2 | 441 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 118 |
| Prince Georges | 1 | 100 |
Washington saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 441 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown | 2 | 441 |
| Laurel | 1 | 118 |
| Bladensburg | 1 | 100 |
| 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda | 1 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 619 |
| Closure | 1 | 100 |
Closures accounted for 7% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Home Depot | 315 | Layoff | 2015-09-08 | |
| Home Depot | Hagerstown | 315 | 2015-09-08 | |
| Branch Banking and Trust Corporation (BB&T) | 126 | Layoff | 2015-09-16 | |
| Branch Banking and Trust Corporation (BB&T) | Hagerstown | 126 | 2015-09-16 | |
| Dimensions Healthcare System | 118 | Layoff | 2015-09-18 | |
| Dimensions Healthcare System | Laurel | 118 | 2015-09-18 | |
| Sonco Worldwide | 100 | Closure | 2015-09-01 | |
| Sonco Worldwide | Bladensburg | 100 | 2015-09-01 | |
| Colonial Parking | 60 | Layoff | 2015-09-09 | |
| Colonial Parking | 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda | 60 | 2015-09-09 |
The biggest impact was at The Home Depot at its Maryland facility, reporting 315 affected workers. Home Depot followed with 315 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Agriculture sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maryland. 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 Maryland WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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