Employers in Connecticut filed 6 WARN Act notices in June 2018, impacting roughly 330 workers — representing a pullback from May and down 28% versus June 2017. The average filing covered 55 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 12 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 12 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 4 | 318 |
| Fairfield | 2 | 12 |
Hartford saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 96% of all affected workers with 318 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill | 2 | 210 |
| Windsor Locks | 2 | 108 |
| Stamford | 2 | 12 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 159 |
| Layoff | 1 | 6 |
Closures accounted for 48% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKesson Corporation | Rocky Hill | 105 | Closure | 2018-06-12 |
| McKesson Corporation | Rocky Hill | 105 | 2018-06-12 | |
| Thrift Books Global, LLC | Windsor Locks | 54 | Closure | 2018-06-01 |
| Thrift Books Global, LLC | Windsor Locks | 54 | 2018-06-01 | |
| Royal Bank of Scotland plc and RBS Securities Inc. (Updated notice) | Stamford | 6 | Layoff | 2018-06-14 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and RBS Securities Inc | Stamford | 6 | 2018-06-14 |
The single largest action involved McKesson Corporation at its Rocky Hill facility, reporting 105 affected workers. McKesson Corporation followed with 105 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Connecticut, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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