Employers in Massachusetts logged 9 WARN Act notices in December 2020, involving roughly 712 workers — climbing above November and up 1774% versus December 2019. The average filing covered 79 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 140 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 0 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 140 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 50 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 3 | 427 |
| Boston | 2 | 142 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 93 |
| Bristol | 1 | 50 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 |
Middlesex was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 427 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Waltham | 1 | 315 |
| Boston | 2 | 142 |
| Revere | 1 | 80 |
| Natick | 1 | 73 |
| New Bedford | 1 | 50 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actifio, Inc | Waltham | 315 | 2020-12-07 | |
| *UPDATED* LAZ Parking Limited, LLC | Boston | 82 | 2020-12-08 | |
| *UPDATED* Southwest Airlines | Revere | 80 | 2020-12-15 | |
| Le Tote, Inc | Natick | 73 | 2020-12-15 | |
| Southwest Airlines ( RESCINDED/UPDATED 01/12/2021) | Boston | 60 | 2020-12-03 | |
| *Amended* Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corporation | New Bedford | 50 | 2020-12-10 | |
| Interstate Container Lowell, LLC (the "Company") | Lowell | 39 | 2020-12-28 | |
| New Balance | Brighton | 13 | 2020-12-04 | |
| UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Clinton Hospital | Clinton | N/A | 2020-12-10 |
The biggest impact was at Actifio, Inc at its Waltham facility, reporting 315 affected workers. *UPDATED* LAZ Parking Limited, LLC followed with 82 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Massachusetts labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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