Maryland Layoffs — May 2019

Employers in Maryland logged 6 WARN Act notices in May 2019, involving roughly 346 workers — falling below April and down 47% versus May 2018. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Education	1	69

The Education sector dominated layoff filings with 69 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Anne Arundel	2	109
Prince Georges	1	64

Anne Arundel bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 109 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Baltimore	2	109
Beltsville	1	64

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	104
Layoff	1	69

Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Aramark Educational Services, LLC		69	Layoff	2019-05-16
Aramark	Baltimore	69		2019-05-16
The Sherwin-Williams Company		64	Closure	2019-05-31
Sherwin-Williams	Beltsville	64		2019-05-31
Krafcor Industries		40	Closure	2019-05-28
Krafcor Industries	Baltimore	40		2019-05-28

The biggest impact was at Aramark Educational Services, LLC at its Maryland facility, reporting 69 affected workers. Aramark followed with 69 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Maryland, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Education sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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