Employers in New York logged 55 WARN Act notices in September 2017, involving roughly 3,171 workers — climbing above August and up 212% versus September 2016. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 25 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 10 | 1,044 |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 820 |
| Healthcare | 7 | 298 |
| Accommodation & Food | 6 | 251 |
| Finance & Insurance | 21 | 232 |
| Education | 1 | 211 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 108 |
| Admin & Support Services | 1 | 77 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 1,044 workers across 10 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 820 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Queens | 6 | 1,236 |
| New York | 13 | 697 |
| Nassau | 6 | 248 |
| Kings | 2 | 240 |
| Erie | 3 | 187 |
Queens absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 1,236 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 17 | 706 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 608 |
| Long Island City | 2 | 550 |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 240 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 149 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 25 | 2,720 |
| Layoff | 30 | 451 |
The high proportion of closures (86% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABM Aviation, Inc | Jamaica | 560 | Closure | 2017-09-25 |
| Opinion Access Corp | Long Island City | 460 | Closure | 2017-09-05 |
| Shiel Holdings, LLC (Shiel Medical Laboratory, a division of Fresenius Medical Care, NA) | Brooklyn | 239 | Closure | 2017-09-27 |
| Technical Career Institute (TCI College of Technology) | New York | 211 | Closure | 2017-09-01 |
| Greenwich Associates | Buffalo | 149 | Closure | 2017-09-13 |
| Xerox Corporation - Webster Parts Distribution Center | Webster | 115 | Closure | 2017-09-20 |
| Main Street Hub | New York | 108 | Closure | 2017-09-29 |
| Binder & Binder ( Hauppauge) | Hauppauge | 100 | Layoff | 2017-09-12 |
| Sterling National Bank & Astoria Bank (Jericho Plaza) | Jericho | 95 | Layoff | 2017-09-26 |
| Sterling National Bank & Astoria Bank (Bank Plaza) | Lake Success | 91 | Layoff | 2017-09-26 |
| Binder & Binder (Queens) | Long Island City | 90 | Closure | 2017-09-12 |
| MD Electronics Corporation | Jamestown | 87 | Closure | 2017-09-25 |
| DynaServ Industries Inc | Maspeth | 77 | Layoff | 2017-09-11 |
| 2171 West Side Supermarket, Ltd. (Westside Market) | New York | 69 | Closure | 2017-09-01 |
| FedEx Corporate Services. Inc | Melville | 61 | Closure | 2017-09-15 |
The biggest impact was at ABM Aviation, Inc at its Jamaica facility, reporting 560 affected workers. Opinion Access Corp followed with 460 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New York labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New York. 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 New York WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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