Employers in New York filed 86 WARN Act notices in August 2018, impacting roughly 3,122 workers — representing a notable rise over July and up 151% versus August 2017. The average filing covered 36 workers, with 32 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 7 | 755 |
| Healthcare | 8 | 753 |
| Retail | 13 | 735 |
| Transportation | 1 | 276 |
| Information & Technology | 5 | 128 |
| Real Estate | 1 | 127 |
| Finance & Insurance | 12 | 89 |
| Education | 3 | 74 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 755 workers across 7 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 753 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 6 | 639 |
| Saratoga | 1 | 424 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 341 |
| Brooklyn | 4 | 255 |
| Queens | 2 | 244 |
New York bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 639 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 6 | 639 |
| Malta | 1 | 424 |
| Brookhaven | 1 | 276 |
| Brooklyn | 4 | 255 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 244 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 32 | 1,919 |
| Layoff | 15 | 1,203 |
The high proportion of closures (61% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc | Malta | 424 | Layoff | 2018-08-28 |
| Floyd Bus Co., Inc | Brookhaven | 276 | Layoff | 2018-08-15 |
| CenterLight Health System (Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center) | Jamaica | 241 | Closure | 2018-08-01 |
| GuildNet (Lighthouse Guild) | New York | 187 | Closure | 2018-08-27 |
| Baxter Healthcare | Medina | 131 | Layoff | 2018-08-22 |
| Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto | New York | 127 | Closure | 2018-08-21 |
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (on behalf of its subsidiary company, Esoterix Genetics Laboratories, LLC dba Integrated Oncology) | New York | 114 | Layoff | 2018-08-08 |
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (on behalf of its subsidiary company, Esoterix Genetics Laboratories, LLC d/b/a Integrated Oncology) | New York | 114 | Layoff | 2018-08-08 |
| CenterLight Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) | Brooklyn | 105 | Closure | 2018-08-01 |
| Warner Media, LLC (formerly Time Warner Inc.) | New York | 94 | Layoff | 2018-08-09 |
| Tops Markets, LLC (Str#551 Elmira) | Elmira | 91 | Closure | 2018-08-29 |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Lakeville Operations Center) | New Hyde Park | 82 | Closure | 2018-08-31 |
| GuildNet (Lighthouse Guild) | White Plains | 80 | Closure | 2018-08-27 |
| Tops Markets, LLC (Str#436 Geneva) | Geneva | 79 | Closure | 2018-08-29 |
| Best Buy Store #1183 | Liverpool | 76 | Closure | 2018-08-05 |
The single largest action involved GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc at its Malta facility, reporting 424 affected workers. Floyd Bus Co., Inc followed with 276 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the New York labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New York. 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 York WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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