Employers in New Hampshire recorded 2 WARN Act notices in January 2018, covering approximately 163 workers and up 29% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in New Hampshire this month. A total of 163 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rockingham | 1 | 125 |
| Strafford | 1 | 38 |
Rockingham was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 125 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seabrook | 1 | 125 |
| Rochester | 1 | 38 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 125 |
The high proportion of closures (77% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New Hampshire's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club #6337 | Seabrook | 125 | Closure | 2018-01-11 |
| Kmart | Rochester | 38 | 2018-01-09 |
Leading the list was Sam's Club #6337 at its Seabrook facility, reporting 125 affected workers. Kmart followed with 38 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the New Hampshire labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New Hampshire. 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 Hampshire WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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