Connecticut Layoffs — December 2018

Employers in Connecticut filed 3 WARN Act notices in December 2018, impacting roughly 120 workers — representing a pullback from November and down 79% versus December 2017. The average filing covered 40 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Connecticut this month. A total of 120 workers were affected across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Fairfield	2	120

Fairfield bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 120 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
New Canaan	2	120
Purchase dataset for city details	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	60

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Covia Holding Corporation, f/k/a Unimin Corporation	New Canaan	60	Closure	2018-12-14
Covia Holding Corporation, f/k/a Unimin Corporation	New Canaan	60		2018-12-14
Covia Holding Corporation, f/k/a Unimin Corporation	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2018-12-14

The single largest action involved Covia Holding Corporation, f/k/a Unimin Corporation at its New Canaan facility, reporting 60 affected workers. Covia Holding Corporation, f/k/a Unimin Corporation followed with 60 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Connecticut, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Connecticut. 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 Connecticut WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.