Employers in Maryland logged 18 WARN Act notices in July 2020, involving roughly 1,127 workers — falling below June and down 43% versus July 2019. The average filing covered 63 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 380 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 380 workers across 1 notice.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 7 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 10 | 1,033 |
| Closure | 1 | 94 |
Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel | 380 | Layoff | 2020-07-21 | |
| Delaware North Companies | 350 | Layoff | 2020-07-10 | |
| JC Penney | 94 | Closure | 2020-07-17 | |
| YogaWorks | 73 | Layoff | 2020-07-17 | |
| Hard Rock Café Baltimore | 69 | Layoff | 2020-07-14 | |
| The Bygone | 46 | Layoff | 2020-07-28 | |
| YogaWorks | 36 | Layoff | 2020-07-17 | |
| YogaWorks | 28 | Layoff | 2020-07-17 | |
| YogaWorks | 26 | Layoff | 2020-07-17 | |
| YogaWorks | 24 | Layoff | 2020-07-17 | |
| The Elk Room | 1 | Layoff | 2020-07-29 | |
| Delaware North | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-07-10 | |
| Hard Rock Café Baltimore | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-07-14 | |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-07-17 | |
| YogaWorks | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-07-17 |
The biggest impact was at Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel at its Maryland facility, reporting 380 affected workers. Delaware North Companies followed with 350 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Maryland, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maryland. 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 Maryland WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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