Massachusetts Layoffs — October 2022

Employers in Massachusetts logged 7 WARN Act notices in October 2022, involving roughly 359 workers — climbing above September and up 444% versus October 2021. The average filing covered 51 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month. A total of 359 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Boston	4	263
Hampden	1	41
Middlesex	1	32
Plymouth	1	23

Boston bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 263 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Boston	4	263
Chicopee	1	41
Lowell	1	32
Pembroke	1	23

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Starry, Inc	Boston	143		2022-10-21
Cybereason, Inc	Boston	120		2022-10-26
Westover Job Corps Center	Chicopee	41		2022-10-28
Starry, Inc	Lowell	32		2022-10-21
Rockland Congruity LLC	Pembroke	23		2022-10-28
Starry	Boston	N/A		2022-10-21
Cybereason, Inc	Boston	N/A		2022-10-26

The biggest impact was at Starry, Inc at its Boston facility, reporting 143 affected workers. Cybereason, Inc followed with 120 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to mounting pressure on the Massachusetts labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.