Employers in Maine logged 18 WARN Act notices in March 2020, involving roughly 846 workers. The average filing covered 47 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | 0 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 0 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 2 | 316 |
| York | 2 | 283 |
| Kennebec | 2 | 163 |
| Androscoggin | 1 | 84 |
Cumberland saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 316 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 2 | 316 |
| Kennebunk | 2 | 283 |
| Waterville | 1 | 102 |
| Auburn | 1 | 84 |
| Augusta | 1 | 61 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Maine this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciee | Portland | 256 | 2020-03-27 | |
| HMS Host | Kennebunk | 240 | 2020-03-20 | |
| Huhtamaki, Inc | Waterville | 102 | 2020-03-20 | |
| Gissing | Auburn | 84 | 2020-03-25 | |
| JS McCarthy Printers | Augusta | 61 | 2020-03-26 | |
| HMS Host | Portland | 60 | 2020-03-21 | |
| White Barn Inn | Kennebunk | 43 | 2020-03-31 | |
| American Legion Post 14 | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-03-17 | |
| Whittemore & Sons Tractor & Power Equipment | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-03-17 | |
| HMSHost | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-03-20 | |
| Huhtamaki | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-03-20 | |
| 18 Below | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-03-21 | |
| HMSHost | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-03-21 | |
| Huhtamaki | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-03-24 | |
| Gissing | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-03-25 |
The biggest impact was at Ciee at its Portland facility, reporting 256 affected workers. HMS Host followed with 240 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Maine labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maine. 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 Maine WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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