Employers in Massachusetts logged 3 WARN Act notices in October 2019, involving roughly 1,504 workers — climbing above September. The average filing covered 501 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1 | 543 |
The Agriculture sector dominated layoff filings with 543 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 1 | 548 |
| Plymouth | 1 | 543 |
| Boston | 1 | 413 |
Middlesex bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 548 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 1 | 548 |
| Whitman | 1 | 543 |
| Boston | 1 | 413 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CozyKin, Inc | Cambridge | 548 | 2019-10-08 | |
| DF Opco LLC ("Dari Farms") | Whitman | 543 | 2019-10-03 | |
| Barneys | Boston | 413 | 2019-10-17 |
The biggest impact was at CozyKin, Inc at its Cambridge facility, reporting 548 affected workers. DF Opco LLC ("Dari Farms") followed with 543 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Massachusetts labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Agriculture sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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