Employers in Connecticut reported 20 WARN Act notices in June 2020, displacing an estimated 1,904 workers — signaling an acceleration from May and up 321% versus June 2019. The average filing covered 95 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 208 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 162 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 126 |
The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 208 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Healthcare reported 162 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 8 | 1,354 |
| New London | 5 | 380 |
| Hartford | 1 | 142 |
| New Haven | 2 | 28 |
Fairfield saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 1,354 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Stamford | 5 | 924 |
| Greenwich | 2 | 304 |
| Norwich | 4 | 218 |
| Groton | 1 | 162 |
| South Windsor | 1 | 142 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 1,040 |
| Closure | 4 | 349 |
Closures accounted for 18% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Piers* | Stamford | 444 | Layoff | 2020-06-02 |
| Hersha Hospitality Management LP at Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa* | Groton | 162 | Layoff | 2020-06-02 |
| Hyatt Corporation* | Greenwich | 152 | Layoff | 2020-06-11 |
| Hyatt | Greenwich | 152 | 2020-06-11 | |
| TicketNetwork* | South Windsor | 142 | Layoff | 2020-06-09 |
| Fairway Group Holdings Corp.(Updated Notice)* | Stamford | 136 | Closure | 2020-06-19 |
| Fairway Group Holdings Corp | Stamford | 136 | 2020-06-19 | |
| Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. dba Trumbull Marriott Shelton* | Trumbull | 126 | Layoff | 2020-06-03 |
| Phelps Dodge Industries* | Norwich | 107 | Closure | 2020-06-17 |
| Phelps Dodge Industries* | Norwich | 107 | 2020-06-17 | |
| Cheesecake Factory* | Stamford | 104 | Closure | 2020-06-26 |
| The Cheesecake Factory | Stamford | 104 | 2020-06-26 | |
| Tucker Mechanical, Inc. (Updated Notice)* | Meriden | 14 | Layoff | 2020-06-22 |
| Tucker Mechanical, Inc | Meriden | 14 | 2020-06-22 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Sales Co., Inc.* | Norwich | 2 | Closure | 2020-06-22 |
The most significant filing came from Chelsea Piers* at its Stamford facility, reporting 444 affected workers. Hersha Hospitality Management LP at Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa* followed with 162 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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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