Employers in Connecticut submitted 8 WARN Act notices in January 2018, putting at risk an estimated 740 workers — up substantially from December and up 259% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 28 |
The Finance & Insurance sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 28 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 2 | 310 |
| Hartford | 2 | 302 |
| Fairfield | 4 | 128 |
New Haven saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 42% of all affected workers with 310 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 2 | 310 |
| Manchester | 2 | 302 |
| Stamford | 4 | 128 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 306 |
| Layoff | 1 | 14 |
Closures accounted for 41% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club | Orange | 155 | Closure | 2018-01-11 |
| Sam's Club | Orange | 155 | 2018-01-11 | |
| Sam's Club | Manchester | 151 | Closure | 2018-01-11 |
| Sam's Club | Manchester | 151 | 2018-01-11 | |
| Daymon Worldwide, Inc | Stamford | 50 | 2018-01-03 | |
| Daymon Worldwide, Inc | Stamford | 50 | 2018-01-03 | |
| Royal Bank of Scotland plc and RBS Securities Inc. (Updated notice) | Stamford | 14 | Layoff | 2018-01-25 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and RBS Securities Inc | Stamford | 14 | 2018-01-25 |
Topping the list was Sam's Club at its Orange facility, reporting 155 affected workers. Sam's Club followed with 155 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Connecticut 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 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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