Employers in Pennsylvania posted 25 WARN Act notices in August 2020, affecting an estimated 8,685 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to July and up 707% versus August 2019. The average filing covered 347 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 1 | 6,000 |
| Transportation | 5 | 597 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 9 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 0 |
The Construction sector saw the heaviest impact with 6,000 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Transportation reported 597 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | 1 | 6,000 |
| Chester | 2 | 1,032 |
| Philadelphia | 10 | 892 |
| Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 1 | 204 |
| Bucks | 2 | 155 |
Beaver felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 69% of all affected workers with 6,000 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Monaca | 1 | 6,000 |
| Malvern | 2 | 1,032 |
| Philadelphia | 10 | 892 |
| Langhorne, King of Prussia, Philadelphia | 1 | 204 |
| Langhorne | 2 | 155 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 23 | 8,446 |
| Closure | 2 | 239 |
Closures accounted for 3% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Arrow Builders, LLC | Monaca | 6,000 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc | Malvern | 944 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| LSGgroup | Philadelphia | 263 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Frontier Airlines, Inc | Philadelphia | 215 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Allpoints Trucking and Courier Services, Inc, dba Thruway Direct | Langhorne, King of Prussia, Philadelphia | 204 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Avis Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 152 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Mercer Forge Corporation | Mercer, Wheatland | 131 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Sun Rich Fresh Foods (PA) Inc | Reading | 125 | Closure | 2020-08-01 |
| Prime EFS LLC | Langhorne | 114 | Closure | 2020-08-01 |
| XTL, Inc | Philadelphia | 92 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Sodexo, Inc at Vanguard | Malvern | 88 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| TLT Transportation | Philadelphia | 80 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Courier Distribution Systems, LLC | Sewickley | 64 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Courier Distribution Systems, LLC | Philadelphia | 60 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
| Courier Distribution Systems, LLC | King of Prussia | 54 | Layoff | 2020-08-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Great Arrow Builders, LLC at its Monaca facility, reporting 6,000 affected workers. The Vanguard Group, Inc followed with 944 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Pennsylvania labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Construction sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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