Employers in PR logged 1 WARN Act notices in October 2020, involving roughly 171 workers. The average filing covered 171 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in PR this month. A total of 171 workers were affected across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Different branches in Puerto Rico | 1 | 171 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 171 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in PR's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santander Consumer Puerto Rico | Different branches in Puerto Rico | 171 | Closure | 2020-10-15 |
The biggest impact was at Santander Consumer Puerto Rico at its Different branches in Puerto Rico facility, reporting 171 affected workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the PR labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by PR. 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 PR WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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