Employers in Delaware posted 25 WARN Act notices in March 2020, affecting an estimated 4,851 workers. The average filing covered 194 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 7 | 2,056 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 914 |
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 100 |
The Accommodation & Food sector saw the heaviest impact with 2,056 workers across 7 notices. On a related front, Healthcare reported 914 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New Castle | 6 | 1,554 |
| Sussex | 3 | 864 |
New Castle felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 1,554 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 14 | 2,144 |
| Newark | 3 | 991 |
| Rehoboth Beach | 2 | 765 |
| Wilmington | 3 | 563 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 190 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Delaware this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fish Restaurant Group | Rehoboth Beach | 600 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Big Fish Restaurant Group | Purchase dataset for city details | 600 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Ashby Hospitality Group | Newark | 457 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Ashby Hospitality Group | Purchase dataset for city details | 457 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Platinum Dining Group | Wilmington | 408 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Platinum Dining Group | Purchase dataset for city details | 408 | 2020-03-16 | |
| HMShost - Biden Welcome Center | Newark | 267 | 2020-03-20 | |
| HMSHost | Newark | 267 | 2020-03-20 | |
| American Bread Company LLC | Cleveland | 190 | 2020-03-16 | |
| American Bread Company LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | 190 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Grotto's Pizza | Rehoboth Beach | 165 | 2020-03-23 | |
| Grotto's Pizza | Purchase dataset for city details | 165 | 2020-03-23 | |
| MDavis | Wilmington | 105 | 2020-03-20 | |
| MDavis | Purchase dataset for city details | 105 | 2020-03-20 | |
| Packers Sanitation Services, Inc | Harbeson | 99 | 2020-03-19 |
The largest notice was filed by Big Fish Restaurant Group at its Rehoboth Beach facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Big Fish Restaurant Group followed with 600 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Delaware 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 Delaware. 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 Delaware WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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