Employers in Maryland filed 20 WARN Act notices in October 2020, impacting roughly 936 workers — representing a pullback from September and up 1276% versus October 2019. The average filing covered 47 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 9 | 742 |
| Accommodation & Food | 3 | 194 |
| Professional Services | 2 | 0 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 0 |
The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 742 workers across 9 notices. In a parallel development, Accommodation & Food reported 194 workers.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 8 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 9 | 759 |
| Closure | 3 | 177 |
Closures accounted for 19% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAE Shared Services, LLC | 296 | Layoff | 2020-10-16 | |
| Crothall Healthcare | 142 | Layoff | 2020-10-30 | |
| Schulte Companies d/b/a Embassy Suites Inner Harbor Hotel | 108 | Closure | 2020-10-22 | |
| Unitech Consulting d/b/a Chameleon Integrated Services | 79 | Layoff | 2020-10-13 | |
| Aramark at Guiness Brewery | 70 | Layoff | 2020-10-27 | |
| Crothall Healthcare | 70 | Layoff | 2020-10-30 | |
| Crothall Healthcare | 61 | Layoff | 2020-10-30 | |
| Le Tote, Inc | 40 | Closure | 2020-10-02 | |
| Le Tote, Inc | 29 | Closure | 2020-10-02 | |
| Maritz Holdings, Inc | 21 | Layoff | 2020-10-22 | |
| Candlewood Suites Baltimore-Linthicum | 16 | Layoff | 2020-10-01 | |
| Carey International, Inc | 4 | Layoff | 2020-10-15 | |
| Candlewood Suites Baltimore-Linthicum | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-10-01 | |
| Le Tote, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-10-02 | |
| Unitech Consulting d/b/a Chameleon Integrated Services | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-10-13 |
The single largest action involved PAE Shared Services, LLC at its Maryland facility, reporting 296 affected workers. Crothall Healthcare followed with 142 workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Maryland's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Other 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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