Employers in Maryland filed 10 WARN Act notices in June 2018, impacting roughly 824 workers — representing a notable rise over May and up 53% versus June 2017. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 824 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Howard | 2 | 174 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 173 |
| Frederick | 1 | 61 |
| Prince Georges | 1 | 4 |
Howard absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 174 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 2 | 174 |
| Germantown | 1 | 173 |
| Frederick | 1 | 61 |
| Andrews Air Force Base | 1 | 4 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 238 |
| Closure | 2 | 174 |
Closures accounted for 21% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aecom | 173 | Layoff | 2018-06-08 | |
| Aecom | Germantown | 173 | 2018-06-08 | |
| CoStar Group | 104 | Closure | 2018-06-29 | |
| CoStar Group | Columbia | 104 | 2018-06-29 | |
| Inovalon, Inc | 70 | Closure | 2018-06-15 | |
| Inovalon | Columbia | 70 | 2018-06-15 | |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 61 | Layoff | 2018-06-22 | |
| Wells Fargo | Frederick | 61 | 2018-06-22 | |
| Pesystems, Inc | 4 | Layoff | 2018-06-12 | |
| Pesystems, Inc | Andrews Air Force Base | 4 | 2018-06-12 |
The single largest action involved Aecom at its Maryland facility, reporting 173 affected workers. Aecom followed with 173 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores 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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