Employers in Hawaii filed 6 WARN Act notices in March 2019, impacting roughly 164 workers — representing a notable rise over February. The average filing covered 27 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 78 |
| Education | 2 | 67 |
The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 78 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Education reported 67 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 2 | 145 |
Honolulu absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 88% of all affected workers with 145 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Schofield Barracks | 1 | 78 |
| Honolulu | 1 | 67 |
| Waikiki | 1 | 19 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 97 |
| Closure | 1 | 67 |
Closures accounted for 41% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Information Technology | Schofield Barracks | 78 | Layoff | 2019-03-01 |
| St. Francis School | Honolulu | 67 | Closure | 2019-03-06 |
| Tesla | Waikiki | 19 | Layoff | 2019-03-06 |
| General Dynamics | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-01 | |
| Tesla | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-06 | |
| St. Francis School | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-06 |
The single largest action involved General Dynamics Information Technology at its Schofield Barracks facility, reporting 78 affected workers. St. Francis School followed with 67 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Hawaii labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Hawaii. 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 Hawaii WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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