Employers in Maine logged 8 WARN Act notices in November 2018, involving roughly 116 workers — falling below October and down 63% versus November 2017. The average filing covered 14 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | 21 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 3 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 21 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 3 workers.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - Northeastern Workforce Board | 3 | 74 |
| 3 - Central Western Local Area 3 | 5 | 42 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Maine this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Consumer Brands/Weetabix | 1 - Northeastern Workforce Board | 50 | 2018-11-19 | |
| ReEnergy Holdings | 1 - Northeastern Workforce Board | 21 | 2018-11-30 | |
| Access Worldwide | 3 - Central Western Local Area 3 | 20 | 2018-11-02 | |
| Thomas Moser | 3 - Central Western Local Area 3 | 8 | 2018-11-06 | |
| Landmark | 3 - Central Western Local Area 3 | 6 | 2018-11-05 | |
| Carbonite | 3 - Central Western Local Area 3 | 5 | 2018-11-02 | |
| Weber Machine USA | 1 - Northeastern Workforce Board | 3 | 2018-11-12 | |
| Covenant Health- St. Mary's | 3 - Central Western Local Area 3 | 3 | 2018-11-20 |
The biggest impact was at Post Consumer Brands/Weetabix at its 1 - Northeastern Workforce Board facility, reporting 50 affected workers. ReEnergy Holdings followed with 21 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Maine, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Utilities sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maine. 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 Maine WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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