Vermont Layoffs — October 2018

Employers in Vermont reported 5 WARN Act notices in October 2018, displacing an estimated 450 workers and up 626% versus October 2017. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	200
Education	1	14

The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 200 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Education reported 14 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Chittenden	1	118
Washington	1	118
Windham	1	100

Chittenden absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 118 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Burlington	1	118
Waterbury	1	118
00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	2	114
Brattleboro	1	100

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Keurig Dr Pepper	Burlington	118		2018-10-25
Keurig Dr Pepper	Waterbury	118		2018-10-25
Neenah Paper	Brattleboro	100		2018-10-25
Neenah Paper	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	100		2018-10-25
Goddar College	00 - Vermont Workforce Investment Area	14		2018-10-08

The most significant filing came from Keurig Dr Pepper at its Burlington facility, reporting 118 affected workers. Keurig Dr Pepper followed with 118 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Vermont 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 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.