Connecticut Layoffs — July 2020

Employers in Connecticut logged 22 WARN Act notices in July 2020, involving roughly 2,968 workers — climbing above June and up 584% versus July 2019. The average filing covered 135 workers, with 7 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Accommodation & Food	3	313
Transportation	2	106

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 313 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 106 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Fairfield	8	1,370
Hartford	10	1,118
New Haven	2	362
Litchfield	2	118

Fairfield bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 1,370 workers across 8 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Hartford	4	663
Bridgeport	2	510
Stratford	2	462
New Haven	2	362
Bristol	4	296

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	7	818
Layoff	2	336

Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
alphabroder Prime*	Bridgeport	255	Layoff	2020-07-17
alphabroder Prime*	Bridgeport	255		2020-07-17
Aptar Group, Inc*	Stratford	231	Closure	2020-07-15
Aptar Group, Inc	Stratford	231		2020-07-15
WHG ALH Management at Hartford Marriott Downtown*	Hartford	203		2020-07-09
WHG ALH Management at Hartford Marriott Downtown*	Hartford	182		2020-07-09
Chartwells at SCSU*	New Haven	181	Closure	2020-07-08
Chartwells at SCSU*	New Haven	181		2020-07-08
Hilton Hartford Hotel*	Hartford	154		2020-07-09
Hilton	Hartford	124		2020-07-09
Fairway Group Holdings Corp.(Updated Notice)*	Stamford	109	Closure	2020-07-17
Fairway Group Holdings Corp	Stamford	109		2020-07-17
Sheffield Express, LLC*	Bristol	95	Closure	2020-07-29
Sheffield Express, LLC*	Bristol	95		2020-07-29
Conopco, Inc.*	Shelton	90	Closure	2020-07-22

The biggest impact was at alphabroder Prime* at its Bridgeport facility, reporting 255 affected workers. alphabroder Prime* followed with 255 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to 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.