Employers in Delaware submitted 2 WARN Act notices in January 2018, putting at risk an estimated 172 workers and up 26% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 86 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month. A total of 172 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New Castle | 1 | 86 |
New Castle absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 86 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 1 | 86 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 86 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sears Holdings Prices Corner | Wilmington | 86 | 2018-01-04 | |
| Sears | Purchase dataset for city details | 86 | 2018-01-04 |
Topping the list was Sears Holdings Prices Corner at its Wilmington facility, reporting 86 affected workers. Sears followed with 86 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Delaware labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
