Employers in PR recorded 2 WARN Act notices in March 2019, covering approximately 350 workers. The average filing covered 175 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Admin & Support Services | 1 | 140 |
The Admin & Support Services sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 140 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Humacao | 1 | 210 |
| Carolina | 1 | 140 |
Humacao saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 210 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Humacao | 1 | 210 |
| Carolina | 1 | 140 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 210 |
| Layoff | 1 | 140 |
The high proportion of closures (60% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in PR's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanes Brands Inc./ Seamless PR Inc | Humacao | 210 | Closure | 2019-03-27 |
| Genesis Security Services, Inc | Carolina | 140 | Layoff | 2019-03-28 |
Leading the list was Hanes Brands Inc./ Seamless PR Inc at its Humacao facility, reporting 210 affected workers. Genesis Security Services, Inc followed with 140 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the PR labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Admin & Support Services sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by PR. 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 PR WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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