Employers in Maryland submitted 29 WARN Act notices in September 2022, putting at risk an estimated 2,419 workers — up substantially from August and up 803% versus September 2021. The average filing covered 83 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 649 |
| Other | 15 | 564 |
| Admin & Support Services | 2 | 103 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 20 |
| Retail | 1 | 17 |
The Accommodation & Food sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 649 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Other reported 564 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel | 3 | 908 |
| Baltimore | 5 | 220 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 33 |
| Prince Georges | 2 | 25 |
| Carroll | 1 | 20 |
Anne Arundel saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 908 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 2 | 801 |
| Hanover | 1 | 107 |
| Owings Mills | 1 | 82 |
| Hunt Valley | 1 | 73 |
| Essex | 1 | 34 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 12 | 1,008 |
| Closure | 4 | 205 |
Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Sportservice, Inc | 649 | Layoff | 2022-09-30 | |
| Maryland Sportservice, Inc | Baltimore | 649 | 2022-09-30 | |
| Pearson | 152 | Layoff | 2022-09-28 | |
| Pearson | Baltimore | 152 | 2022-09-28 | |
| Peregrine Express | 107 | Closure | 2022-09-13 | |
| Peregrine Express | Hanover | 107 | 2022-09-13 | |
| Employment Background Investigations | 82 | Layoff | 2022-09-16 | |
| Employment Background Investigations | Owings Mills | 82 | 2022-09-16 | |
| Lydia Security Monitoring, Inc | 73 | Closure | 2022-09-19 | |
| Lydia Security Monitoring, Inc | Hunt Valley | 73 | 2022-09-19 | |
| Tessemae's LLC | 34 | Layoff | 2022-09-19 | |
| Tessemae's LLC | Essex | 34 | 2022-09-19 | |
| Walden Security | 30 | Layoff | 2022-09-08 | |
| Walden Security | Gwynn Oak | 30 | 2022-09-08 | |
| BayFirst Financial | 20 | Closure | 2022-09-30 |
Topping the list was Maryland Sportservice, Inc at its Maryland facility, reporting 649 affected workers. Maryland Sportservice, Inc followed with 649 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maryland. 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 Maryland WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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