Employers in Maryland submitted 8 WARN Act notices in January 2018, putting at risk an estimated 610 workers and up 35% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 76 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 610 workers were affected across 8 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 1 | 169 |
| Anne Arundel | 2 | 116 |
| Saint Marys | 1 | 20 |
Baltimore absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 28% of all affected workers with 169 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Owings Mills | 1 | 169 |
| Baltimore | 2 | 116 |
| Patuxent River | 1 | 20 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 169 |
| Layoff | 3 | 136 |
Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club #4766 | 169 | Closure | 2018-01-11 | |
| Sam's Club | Owings Mills | 169 | 2018-01-11 | |
| CBAC Borrower, LLC d/b/a Horseshoe Baltimore | 91 | Layoff | 2018-01-19 | |
| CBAC Borrower, LLC d/b/a Horseshoe Baltimore | Baltimore | 91 | 2018-01-19 | |
| Constellation | 25 | Layoff | 2018-01-10 | |
| Constellation | Baltimore | 25 | 2018-01-10 | |
| Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Division | 20 | Layoff | 2018-01-09 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Patuxent River | 20 | 2018-01-09 |
Topping the list was Sam's Club #4766 at its Maryland facility, reporting 169 affected workers. Sam's Club followed with 169 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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.
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