Employers in Vermont posted 5 WARN Act notices in January 2018, affecting an estimated 233 workers and up 224% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 47 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month. A total of 233 workers were affected across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland | 1 | 46 |
Rutland was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 46 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 4 | 187 |
| Rutland | 1 | 46 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macy's | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 77 | 2018-01-03 | |
| Kmart Corporation | Rutland | 46 | 2018-01-04 | |
| Kmart | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 46 | 2018-01-04 | |
| Kmart | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 46 | 2018-01-05 | |
| Sisters of Mercy | 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area | 18 | 2018-01-31 |
The largest notice was filed by Macy's at its 00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area facility, reporting 77 affected workers. Kmart Corporation followed with 46 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Vermont labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Vermont. 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 Vermont WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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