Employers in Massachusetts filed 3 WARN Act notices in July 2022, impacting roughly 139 workers — representing a notable rise over June and up 67% versus July 2021. The average filing covered 46 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 60 |
The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 60 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 2 | 79 |
| Hampden | 1 | 60 |
Middlesex was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 79 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 2 | 79 |
| West Springfield | 1 | 60 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H3 Biomedicine Inc | Cambridge | 79 | 2022-07-14 | |
| Trinity Health at Home | West Springfield | 60 | 2022-07-01 | |
| H3 Biomedicine Inc | Cambridge | N/A | 2022-07-14 |
The single largest action involved H3 Biomedicine Inc at its Cambridge facility, reporting 79 affected workers. Trinity Health at Home followed with 60 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Massachusetts labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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