Delaware Layoffs — April 2017

Employers in Delaware filed 2 WARN Act notices in April 2017, impacting roughly 430 workers. The average filing covered 215 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
430
Workers Affected
215
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Finance & Insurance1215

The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 215 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
New Castle1215

New Castle saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 215 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Newark1215
Purchase dataset for city details1215

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Barclays Bank DelawareNewark2152017-04-11
BarclaysPurchase dataset for city details2152017-04-11

The single largest action involved Barclays Bank Delaware at its Newark facility, reporting 215 affected workers. Barclays followed with 215 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Delaware labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Delaware. 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 Delaware WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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