Employers in Connecticut logged 14 WARN Act notices in November 2016, involving roughly 1,454 workers — climbing above October. The average filing covered 104 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 558 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 6 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 558 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 6 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 4 | 1,116 |
| Hartford | 4 | 226 |
| Windham | 2 | 100 |
| Fairfield | 4 | 12 |
New Haven saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 1,116 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wallingford | 2 | 998 |
| West Hartford | 4 | 226 |
| Meriden | 2 | 118 |
| Rogers | 2 | 100 |
| Stamford | 4 | 12 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 721 |
| Layoff | 2 | 6 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless | Wallingford | 499 | Closure | 2016-11-02 |
| Verizon | Wallingford | 499 | 2016-11-02 | |
| Sears Holding Corporation | West Hartford | 102 | Closure | 2016-11-02 |
| Sears | West Hartford | 102 | 2016-11-02 | |
| Verizon Wireless | Meriden | 59 | Closure | 2016-11-02 |
| Verizon | Meriden | 59 | 2016-11-02 | |
| Rogers Corporation | Rogers | 50 | Closure | 2016-11-01 |
| Rogers Corporation | Rogers | 50 | 2016-11-01 | |
| Sears Auto Center | West Hartford | 11 | Closure | 2016-11-02 |
| Sears | West Hartford | 11 | 2016-11-02 | |
| Royal Bank of Scotland, Plc and RBS Securities Inc. (Updated Notice) | Stamford | 3 | Layoff | 2016-11-03 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and RBS Securities Inc | Stamford | 3 | 2016-11-03 | |
| Marriott International, Inc. (Update to 10/27/16 notice) | Stamford | 3 | Layoff | 2016-11-28 |
| Marriott International, Inc. (Update to 10/27/16 notice) | Stamford | 3 | 2016-11-28 |
The biggest impact was at Verizon Wireless at its Wallingford facility, reporting 499 affected workers. Verizon followed with 499 workers.
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 Information & Technology 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.
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