Employers in Maryland logged 4 WARN Act notices in January 2017, involving roughly 452 workers — falling below December and down 61% versus January 2016. The average filing covered 113 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 452 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Georges | 2 | 226 |
Prince Georges absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 226 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hyattsville | 1 | 136 |
| Capitol Heights | 1 | 90 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 136 |
| Layoff | 1 | 90 |
Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Foods Market | 136 | Closure | 2017-01-20 | |
| Whole Foods Market / Amazon | Hyattsville | 136 | 2017-01-20 | |
| Comcast | 90 | Layoff | 2017-01-18 | |
| Comcast | Capitol Heights | 90 | 2017-01-18 |
The biggest impact was at Whole Foods Market at its Maryland facility, reporting 136 affected workers. Whole Foods Market / Amazon followed with 136 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Maryland, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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