Delaware Layoffs — December 2015

Employers in Delaware filed 2 WARN Act notices in December 2015, impacting roughly 3,400 workers. The average filing covered 1700 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
3,400
Workers Affected
1700
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month. A total of 3,400 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
New Castle11,700

New Castle was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 1,700 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Wilmington11,700
Purchase dataset for city details11,700

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
DuPontWilmington1,7002015-12-29
DuPontPurchase dataset for city details1,7002015-12-29

The single largest action involved DuPont at its Wilmington facility, reporting 1,700 affected workers. DuPont followed with 1,700 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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

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

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