Employers in Connecticut posted 40 WARN Act notices in March 2020, affecting an estimated 2,596 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February. The average filing covered 65 workers, with 9 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 4 | 117 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2 | 93 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 89 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 7 |
| Agriculture | 1 | 0 |
The Accommodation & Food sector saw the heaviest impact with 117 workers across 4 notices. On a related front, Wholesale Trade reported 93 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 5 | 425 |
| Hartford | 5 | 331 |
| New London | 2 | 240 |
| Litchfield | 1 | 98 |
| New Haven | 2 | 90 |
Fairfield absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 16% of all affected workers with 425 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Various Hartford locations | 1 | 952 |
| Manchester, Enfield, Milford, North Haven | 1 | 295 |
| Bridgeport | 2 | 246 |
| Mystic | 1 | 199 |
| Danbury | 2 | 172 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 9 | 1,701 |
| Layoff | 9 | 515 |
The high proportion of closures (66% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Connecticut's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Greater Hartford* | Various Hartford locations | 952 | Closure | 2020-03-27 |
| Cinemark* | Manchester, Enfield, Milford, North Haven | 295 | Closure | 2020-03-26 |
| Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.* | Mystic | 199 | 2020-03-27 | |
| Lecoq Cuisine Corp.* | Bridgeport | 181 | 2020-03-26 | |
| Primark* | Danbury | 116 | Closure | 2020-03-31 |
| Mayflower Inn Spa* | Washington | 98 | Closure | 2020-03-25 |
| Chowder Pot* | Hartford | 95 | Layoff | 2020-03-16 |
| Rogo Distributors, a division of Allan S. Goodman | East Hartford | 93 | Closure | 2020-03-10 |
| North American Dental Group* | Colchester, Milford, Northford, Ridgefield, Tolland, Monroe, Norwalk, Old Saybrook | 89 | Layoff | 2020-03-31 |
| Collegiate Hotel Group* | Storrs; New Haven | 76 | Layoff | 2020-03-23 |
| Sodexo | Bridgeport | 65 | Closure | 2020-03-11 |
| Crowne Plaza* | Danbury | 56 | Layoff | 2020-03-23 |
| Massage Envy* | South Windsor | 55 | Layoff | 2020-03-23 |
| Sheraton Hartford* | Rocky Hill | 52 | Layoff | 2020-03-26 |
| Hilton Garden Inn* | Milford | 49 | Layoff | 2020-03-20 |
The largest notice was filed by YMCA of Greater Hartford* at its Various Hartford locations facility, reporting 952 affected workers. Cinemark* followed with 295 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Connecticut. 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 Connecticut WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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