Connecticut Layoffs — December 2015

Employers in Connecticut filed 4 WARN Act notices in December 2015, impacting roughly 632 workers and up 305% versus December 2014. The average filing covered 158 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	2	538

The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 538 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hartford	2	538
Fairfield	2	94

Hartford bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 85% of all affected workers with 538 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Newington	2	538
Norwalk	2	94

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	269
Closure	1	47

Closures accounted for 7% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Clinical Laboratory Partners, LLC	Newington	269	Layoff	2015-12-28
Clinical Laboratory Partners, LLC	Newington	269		2015-12-28
Acosta Sales & Marketing	Norwalk	47	Closure	2015-12-28
Acosta Sales & Marketing	Norwalk	47		2015-12-28

The single largest action involved Clinical Laboratory Partners, LLC at its Newington facility, reporting 269 affected workers. Clinical Laboratory Partners, LLC followed with 269 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.