Pennsylvania Layoffs — October 2022

Employers in Pennsylvania logged 9 WARN Act notices in October 2022, involving roughly 1,912 workers — climbing above September. The average filing covered 212 workers, with 7 closures among the notices.

9
Notices Filed
1,912
Workers Affected
212
Avg per Notice
7
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Accommodation & Food1216
Healthcare237

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 216 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 37 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Allegheny, Westmoreland1679
York1637
Centre1216
Allegney1129
Montgomery1101

Allegheny, Westmoreland bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 679 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Pittsburgh, Mt. Pleasant1679
York1637
State College1216
Pittsburgh1129
Conshohocken1101

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure71,875
Layoff237

The high proportion of closures (98% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Pennsylvania's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Argo Ai, LLCPittsburgh, Mt. Pleasant679Closure2022-10-01
SyncreonYork637Closure2022-10-01
The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center The Nittany Lion InnState College216Closure2022-10-01
Wal-MartPittsburgh129Closure2022-10-01
Finance of America Holdings, LLCConshohocken101Closure2022-10-01
Beauty Systems Group, LLCPottsville57Closure2022-10-01
Stitch Fix, IncMohnton56Closure2022-10-01
Moses Taylor Hospital, Acute Care FacilityScranton29Layoff2022-10-01
Regional Hospital of Scranton, Acute Care FacilityScranton8Layoff2022-10-01

The biggest impact was at Argo Ai, LLC at its Pittsburgh, Mt. Pleasant facility, reporting 679 affected workers. Syncreon followed with 637 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to mounting pressure on the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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