New Hampshire Layoffs — August 2021

Employers in New Hampshire posted 3 WARN Act notices in August 2021, affecting an estimated 225 workers and up 45% versus August 2020. The average filing covered 75 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

3
Notices Filed
225
Workers Affected
75
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in New Hampshire this month. A total of 225 workers were affected across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Merrimack2150
Strafford175

Merrimack saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 67% of all affected workers with 150 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Concord2150
Somersworth175

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure175

Closures accounted for 33% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Aero PrecisionSomersworth75Closure2021-08-12
NHHEAF NetworkConcord752021-08-13
NhhelcConcord752021-08-13

The largest notice was filed by Aero Precision at its Somersworth facility, reporting 75 affected workers. NHHEAF Network followed with 75 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the New Hampshire labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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