Employers in Maryland filed 6 WARN Act notices in August 2016, impacting roughly 700 workers and up 53% versus August 2015. The average filing covered 117 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 700 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 1 | 138 |
| Prince Georges | 1 | 137 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 75 |
Montgomery felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 138 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bethesda | 1 | 138 |
| College Park, MD 20740; and 700 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, D | 1 | 137 |
| Laurel | 1 | 75 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 275 |
| Closure | 1 | 75 |
Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Capital | 138 | Layoff | 2016-08-31 | |
| American Capital | Bethesda | 138 | 2016-08-31 | |
| SecTek, Inc | 137 | Layoff | 2016-08-29 | |
| SecTek, Inc | College Park, MD 20740; and 700 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, D | 137 | 2016-08-29 | |
| Safeway, Inc | 75 | Closure | 2016-08-22 | |
| Safeway | Laurel | 75 | 2016-08-22 |
The single largest action involved American Capital at its Maryland facility, reporting 138 affected workers. American Capital followed with 138 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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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