Employers in Connecticut filed 21 WARN Act notices in October 2020, impacting roughly 1,275 workers — representing a notable rise over September and up 258% versus October 2019. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 164 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 144 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 164 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 144 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 12 | 704 |
| Hartford | 5 | 363 |
| Litchfield | 2 | 144 |
| New Haven | 2 | 64 |
Fairfield felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 704 workers across 12 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Stamford | 4 | 486 |
| Enfield | 2 | 164 |
| Hartford | 1 | 151 |
| Torrington | 2 | 144 |
| Greenwich | 4 | 82 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 308 |
| Closure | 6 | 254 |
Closures accounted for 20% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genpact, LLC* | Stamford | 185 | Layoff | 2020-10-30 |
| Genpact | Stamford | 185 | 2020-10-30 | |
| Hartford Courant* | Hartford | 151 | 2020-10-19 | |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company* | Enfield | 82 | Layoff | 2020-10-20 |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company* | Enfield | 82 | 2020-10-20 | |
| Compass-One Healthcare Food and Nutritional Services (Morrison Healthcare) and Environmental Services (Crothall Healthcare)* | Torrington | 72 | Closure | 2020-10-20 |
| Crothall Healthcare | Torrington | 72 | 2020-10-20 | |
| Le Tote, Inc.* | Stamford | 58 | Closure | 2020-10-01 |
| Le Tote, Inc.* | Stamford | 58 | 2020-10-01 | |
| Le Tote, Inc.* | Trumbull | 40 | Closure | 2020-10-01 |
| Le Tote, Inc.* | Trumbull | 40 | 2020-10-01 | |
| Hyatt Regency* | Greenwich | 39 | Layoff | 2020-10-13 |
| Hyatt | Greenwich | 39 | 2020-10-13 | |
| Respiraonics Novametrix, LLC (Updated Notice)* | Wallingford | 32 | Closure | 2020-10-20 |
| Respironics Novametrix, LLC ( Updated Notice)* | Wallingford | 32 | 2020-10-20 |
The single largest action involved Genpact, LLC* at its Stamford facility, reporting 185 affected workers. Genpact followed with 185 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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