Employers in New York logged 48 WARN Act notices in July 2019, involving roughly 1,261 workers — falling below June and down 25% versus July 2018. The average filing covered 26 workers, with 16 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 3 | 468 |
| Finance & Insurance | 9 | 339 |
| Other | 4 | 169 |
| Retail | 3 | 70 |
| Education | 2 | 59 |
| Information & Technology | 8 | 52 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 46 |
| Utilities | 2 | 44 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 468 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 339 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kings | 3 | 556 |
| Bronx | 3 | 272 |
| New York | 13 | 237 |
| Dutchess | 1 | 59 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 46 |
Kings saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 44% of all affected workers with 556 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 3 | 556 |
| Bronx | 3 | 272 |
| New York | 13 | 237 |
| Amenia | 1 | 59 |
| Hauppauge | 2 | 46 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 16 | 994 |
| Layoff | 10 | 267 |
The high proportion of closures (79% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Paratransit Corp | Brooklyn | 325 | Closure | 2019-07-08 |
| Advance Transit Co., Inc | Bronx | 143 | Closure | 2019-07-01 |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., DB USA Core Corporation, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, and DB USA Corp. (together, "Deutsche Bank") | Brooklyn | 126 | Closure | 2019-07-08 |
| Barclays Services Corp. (Chief Operating Office and Functions teams) | Brooklyn | 105 | Layoff | 2019-07-08 |
| Plated Fulfillment Center | Bronx | 98 | Closure | 2019-07-19 |
| The Kildonan School | Amenia | 59 | Closure | 2019-07-16 |
| JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (JPMorgan Chase & Co.) | New York | 52 | Layoff | 2019-07-01 |
| Cayuga Operating Company LLC (Heorot Power) | Lansing | 44 | Closure | 2019-07-31 |
| Transform SR LLC (Sears Full Line Store Unit 01624) | Staten Island | 39 | Closure | 2019-07-11 |
| DB USA Core Corporation (Deutsche Bank) | New York | 35 | Layoff | 2019-07-18 |
| Dean & DeLuca Inc.(9th Avenue) | New York | 35 | Closure | 2019-07-29 |
| Columbia University (Early Head Start Program) | New York | 33 | Closure | 2019-07-01 |
| L3Harris Technologies | New York | 33 | Layoff | 2019-07-29 |
| Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th | Bronx | 31 | Closure | 2019-07-16 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC | Hauppauge | 28 | Closure | 2019-07-10 |
The biggest impact was at Empire Paratransit Corp at its Brooklyn facility, reporting 325 affected workers. Advance Transit Co., Inc followed with 143 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across New York, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New York. 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 New York WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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