Employers in Maryland recorded 8 WARN Act notices in October 2018, covering approximately 600 workers — marking a sharp increase from September. The average filing covered 75 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month. A total of 600 workers were affected across 8 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Georges | 1 | 96 |
| Calvert | 1 | 82 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 62 |
| Frederick | 1 | 60 |
Prince Georges bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 16% of all affected workers with 96 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Oxon Hill | 1 | 96 |
| Prince Frederick | 1 | 82 |
| Rockville | 1 | 62 |
| Walkersville | 1 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 178 |
| Layoff | 2 | 122 |
Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kmart | 96 | Closure | 2018-10-26 | |
| Kmart | Oxon Hill | 96 | 2018-10-26 | |
| Kmart | 82 | Closure | 2018-10-25 | |
| Kmart | Prince Frederick | 82 | 2018-10-25 | |
| Dawson's Market (Subsidiary of Ellwood Thompson, Inc.) | 62 | Layoff | 2018-10-05 | |
| Dawson's Market (Subsidiary of Ellwood Thompson, Inc.) | Rockville | 62 | 2018-10-05 | |
| Lonza Walkersville, Inc | 60 | Layoff | 2018-10-19 | |
| Lonza Walkersville, Inc | Walkersville | 60 | 2018-10-19 |
Leading the list was Kmart at its Maryland facility, reporting 96 affected workers. Kmart followed with 96 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect 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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