Employers in Maryland submitted 4 WARN Act notices in March 2016, putting at risk an estimated 650 workers — up substantially from February and up 166% versus March 2015. The average filing covered 162 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 650 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Howard | 1 | 300 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 25 |
Howard felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 300 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | 1 | 300 |
| Silver Spring | 1 | 25 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 325 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Harim Foods, LLC | 300 | Closure | 2016-03-09 | |
| Allen Harim Foods, LLC | Clarksville | 300 | 2016-03-09 | |
| Safeway | 25 | Closure | 2016-03-30 | |
| Safeway | Silver Spring | 25 | 2016-03-30 |
Topping the list was Allen Harim Foods, LLC at its Maryland facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Allen Harim Foods, LLC followed with 300 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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.
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