Employers in Maryland submitted 12 WARN Act notices in September 2019, putting at risk an estimated 500 workers and up 37% versus September 2018. The average filing covered 42 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 160 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 26 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 14 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 14 |
The Retail sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 160 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Manufacturing reported 26 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 2 | 94 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 69 |
| Queen Annes | 1 | 60 |
| Saint Marys | 1 | 14 |
| Charles | 1 | 13 |
Montgomery saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 19% of all affected workers with 94 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gaithersburg | 2 | 94 |
| Laurel | 1 | 69 |
| Stevensville | 1 | 60 |
| Patuxent River | 1 | 14 |
| Waldorf | 1 | 13 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 167 |
| Layoff | 2 | 83 |
Closures accounted for 33% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transform SR LLC-01754 (Sears Department Store) | 80 | Closure | 2019-09-05 | |
| Transform SR LLC-01754 (Sears Department Store) | Gaithersburg | 80 | 2019-09-05 | |
| Nestlé Dreyer's Ice Cream Company | 69 | Layoff | 2019-09-09 | |
| Nestle | Laurel | 69 | 2019-09-09 | |
| Kmart | 60 | Closure | 2019-09-04 | |
| Kmart | Stevensville | 60 | 2019-09-04 | |
| Transform SR LLC-06544 (Sears Auto Center) | 14 | Closure | 2019-09-05 | |
| Transform SR LLC-06544 (Sears Auto Center) | Gaithersburg | 14 | 2019-09-05 | |
| PAE Applied Technologies, LLC | 14 | Layoff | 2019-09-16 | |
| Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) | Patuxent River | 14 | 2019-09-16 | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture | 13 | Closure | 2019-09-30 | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture | Waldorf | 13 | 2019-09-30 |
Topping the list was Transform SR LLC-01754 (Sears Department Store) at its Maryland facility, reporting 80 affected workers. Transform SR LLC-01754 (Sears Department Store) followed with 80 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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.
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