Maryland Layoffs — November 2015

Employers in Maryland posted 8 WARN Act notices in November 2015, affecting an estimated 456 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to October. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 456 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Montgomery	2	119
Wicomico	1	26

Montgomery absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 119 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Mount St. Mary’s University, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg	1	83
Chevy Chase	1	78
Bethesda	1	41
Salisbury	1	26

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	228

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Aramark		83	Layoff	2015-11-20
Aramark	Mount St. Mary’s University, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg	83		2015-11-20
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc		78	Layoff	2015-11-19
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc	Chevy Chase	78		2015-11-19
Calvert Investments, Inc		41	Layoff	2015-11-03
Calvert Investments, Inc	Bethesda	41		2015-11-03
Voltronics, LLC		26	Layoff	2015-11-18
Voltronics, LLC	Salisbury	26		2015-11-18

The largest notice was filed by Aramark at its Maryland facility, reporting 83 affected workers. Aramark followed with 83 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.