Employers in Maryland logged 32 WARN Act notices in May 2016, involving roughly 2,852 workers — climbing above April and up 167% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 89 workers, with 14 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 46 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 46 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 9 | 688 |
| Prince Georges | 1 | 94 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 93 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 75 |
| Harford | 1 | 72 |
Baltimore bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 688 workers across 9 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Yonkers | 1 | 334 |
| Dundalk | 2 | 203 |
| Lutherville Timonium | 2 | 140 |
| Essex | 2 | 125 |
| Rosedale | 2 | 116 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 14 | 1,069 |
| Layoff | 2 | 357 |
Closures accounted for 37% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Payments, Inc | 334 | Layoff | 2016-05-26 | |
| Global Payments | Yonkers | 334 | 2016-05-26 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | 119 | Closure | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | Dundalk | 119 | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | 105 | Closure | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | Essex | 105 | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | 104 | Closure | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | Halethorpe | 104 | 2016-05-27 | |
| Safeway, Inc | 94 | Closure | 2016-05-05 | |
| Safeway | Capitol Heights | 94 | 2016-05-05 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | 84 | Closure | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | Dundalk | 84 | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | 78 | Closure | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | Lutherville Timonium | 78 | 2016-05-27 | |
| Mars Super Markets, Inc | 75 | Closure | 2016-05-27 |
The biggest impact was at Global Payments, Inc at its Maryland facility, reporting 334 affected workers. Global Payments followed with 334 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Maryland 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 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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