PR Layoffs — June 2020

Employers in PR posted 8 WARN Act notices in June 2020, affecting an estimated 1,228 workers. The average filing covered 154 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

8
Notices Filed
1,228
Workers Affected
154
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Accommodation & Food3794

The Accommodation & Food sector saw the heaviest impact with 794 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
San Juan6867
Dorado1201
Carolina1160

San Juan was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 867 workers across 6 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
San Juan5843
Dorado1201
Carolina1160
san Juan124

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff81,228

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Hotel VanderbiltSan Juan384Layoff2020-06-30
La Concha A Renaissance ResortSan Juan327Layoff2020-06-30
Dorado Beach a Ritz Carlton ReserveDorado201Layoff2020-06-30
Courtyard by MarriotCarolina160Layoff2020-06-30
Hotel El ConventoSan Juan83Layoff2020-06-30
Café PierreSan Juan34Layoff2020-06-30
Condado Palmsan Juan24Layoff2020-06-30
Double TreeSan Juan15Layoff2020-06-30

The largest notice was filed by Hotel Vanderbilt at its San Juan facility, reporting 384 affected workers. La Concha A Renaissance Resort followed with 327 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the PR 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 PR. 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 PR WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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