Maryland Layoffs — February 2017

Employers in Maryland recorded 6 WARN Act notices in February 2017, covering approximately 598 workers — marking a sharp increase from January and up 117% versus February 2016. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	1

The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 1 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Baltimore	1	230
Howard	1	68

Baltimore was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 230 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Halethorpe	1	230
Columbia	1	68
Chapel Hill	1	1

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	298
Layoff	1	1

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Good Shepherd Services		230	Closure	2017-02-16
Good Shepherd Services	Halethorpe	230		2017-02-16
idX		68	Closure	2017-02-22
idX	Columbia	68		2017-02-22
Cempra, Inc		1	Layoff	2017-02-27
Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc	Chapel Hill	1		2017-02-27

Leading the list was Good Shepherd Services at its Maryland facility, reporting 230 affected workers. Good Shepherd Services followed with 230 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The filings reflect 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.