Connecticut Layoffs — May 2016

Employers in Connecticut logged 18 WARN Act notices in May 2016, involving roughly 1,978 workers — climbing above April and up 1201% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 7 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Utilities	4	292
Healthcare	2	254
Finance & Insurance	2	66

The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 292 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 254 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hartford	2	1,108
Fairfield	8	600
Windham	4	164
Middlesex	2	92
Tolland	2	14

Hartford felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 56% of all affected workers with 1,108 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Enfield	2	1,108
Bridgeport	2	254
Fairfield	2	200
Thompson	2	126
Middletown	2	92

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	7	856
Layoff	1	33

Closures accounted for 43% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Hallmark Marketing Co., LLC (Update to 10/2/15 notice)	Enfield	554	Closure	2016-05-24
Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Hallmark Marketing Co., LLC (Update to 10/2/15 notice)	Enfield	554		2016-05-24
Parcc Health Care, Inc, d/b/a Astoria Park	Bridgeport	127	Closure	2016-05-05
Parcc Health Care, Inc, d/b/a Astoria Park	Bridgeport	127		2016-05-05
General Electric	Fairfield	100		2016-05-16
General Electric	Fairfield	100		2016-05-16
Norampac New England	Thompson	63	Closure	2016-05-26
Norampac New England	Thompson	63		2016-05-26
Roof Diagnostics Solar and Electric of Conn, LLC	Middletown	46	Closure	2016-05-05
Roof Diagnostics Solar and Electric of Conn, LLC	Middletown	46		2016-05-05
Compass Group USA, Inc. d/b/a Chartwells	Newtown	40	Closure	2016-05-17
Compass Group USA	Newtown	40		2016-05-17
Royal Bank of Scotland, Plc and RBS Securities Inc. (Updated Notice)	Stamford	33	Layoff	2016-05-12
Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and RBS Securities Inc	Stamford	33		2016-05-12
First Student	Brooklyn	19	Closure	2016-05-26

The biggest impact was at Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Hallmark Marketing Co., LLC (Update to 10/2/15 notice) at its Enfield facility, reporting 554 affected workers. Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Hallmark Marketing Co., LLC (Update to 10/2/15 notice) followed with 554 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities 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.