Employers in Connecticut posted 15 WARN Act notices in January 2022, affecting an estimated 1,447 workers and up 16% versus January 2021. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 157 |
| Education | 1 | 111 |
| Retail | 1 | 100 |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 52 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 0 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 157 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Education reported 111 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 3 | 414 |
| Hartford | 4 | 209 |
| Middlesex | 2 | 136 |
| Fairfield | 2 | 0 |
New Haven saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 414 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Stamford, Banford ,Remote | 1 | 448 |
| Stamford, Banford, Remote | 1 | 239 |
| Waterbury | 1 | 203 |
| Windsor Locks | 1 | 157 |
| Middlefield | 2 | 136 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 26 |
Closures accounted for 2% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sema4 OpCo, INC | Stamford, Banford ,Remote | 448 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Sema4 OpCo, Inc | Stamford, Banford, Remote | 239 | 2022-01-01 | |
| ShopRite | Waterbury | 203 | 2022-01-01 | |
| SSB Manufacturing Company | Windsor Locks | 157 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Durham School Services | Wallingford | 111 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Walmart | Guilford | 100 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Cooper Atkins Manfacturing Company | Middlefield | 68 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Emerson-Cooper Atkins Manfacturing Company | Middlefield | 68 | 2022-01-01 | |
| C&S Wholesale | Suffield | 26 | Closure | 2022-01-18 |
| C & S Wholesale Grocers | Suffield | 26 | 2022-01-18 | |
| Ready Responders, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Signify Health | Norwalk | N/A | 2022-01-01 | |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Norwalk | N/A | 2022-01-01 | |
| C S Wholesale | Suffield | N/A | 2022-01-01 | |
| CandS Wholesale (Suffield) job titles for those extended | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-01-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Sema4 OpCo, INC at its Stamford, Banford ,Remote facility, reporting 448 affected workers. Sema4 OpCo, Inc followed with 239 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
