Employers in Maine posted 2 WARN Act notices in March 2016, affecting an estimated 420 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February. The average filing covered 210 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 420 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 420 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 1 | 210 |
Somerset saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 210 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Madison | 1 | 210 |
| 3 - Central Western Local Area 3 | 1 | 210 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Maine this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Paper Industries | Madison | 210 | 2016-03-14 | |
| Madison Paper Industries | 3 - Central Western Local Area 3 | 210 | 2016-03-14 |
The largest notice was filed by Madison Paper Industries at its Madison facility, reporting 210 affected workers. Madison Paper Industries followed with 210 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Maine labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maine. 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 Maine WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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