Employers in Connecticut submitted 22 WARN Act notices in January 2021, putting at risk an estimated 1,249 workers — up substantially from December and up 295% versus January 2020. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 3 | 183 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 143 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 26 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 0 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 0 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 0 |
The Transportation sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 183 workers across 3 notices. Separately, Manufacturing reported 143 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 5 | 569 |
| Hartford | 8 | 474 |
| New Haven | 2 | 171 |
| New London | 3 | 3 |
Fairfield saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 569 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | 2 | 470 |
| Windsor | 2 | 220 |
| Bristol | 3 | 183 |
| Waterbury | 1 | 112 |
| Bridgeport | 2 | 99 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 62 |
Closures accounted for 5% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlueSky Studio Inc | Greenwich | 469 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Arrow Electronics, Inc | Windsor | 143 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Mercury Fuel Service,Inc | Waterbury | 112 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Hartford Windsor Marriot | Windsor | 77 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Goodwill of Western Northern CT | Bridgeport | 65 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Beauty Enterprises | Hartford | 65 | 2021-01-01 | |
| ABC Express Delivery | Bristol | 61 | 2021-01-01 | |
| ABC Express Delivery, Inc.* | Bristol | 61 | Closure | 2021-01-25 |
| ABC Express Delivery, Inc | Bristol | 61 | 2021-01-25 | |
| ModivCare Solutions LLC | North Haven | 59 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Transdev, Inc | Bridgeport | 34 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Pomeroy Technologies, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | 26 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Flying Food Group | 04/01/2021 | 6 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Flying Food Group | East Granby | 6 | 2021-01-29 | |
| Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc | Norwich | 1 | 2021-01-01 |
Topping the list was BlueSky Studio Inc at its Greenwich facility, reporting 469 affected workers. Arrow Electronics, Inc followed with 143 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Connecticut 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 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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