Employers in Maryland logged 15 WARN Act notices in November 2022, involving roughly 577 workers — falling below October and up 84% versus November 2021. The average filing covered 38 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 8 | 304 |
| Retail | 1 | 31 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 304 workers across 8 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 31 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 3 | 157 |
| Anne Arundel | 2 | 85 |
| Howard | 1 | 24 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 7 |
Montgomery absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 157 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gaithersburg | 2 | 104 |
| Curtis Bay | 1 | 54 |
| Rockville | 1 | 53 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 31 |
| Columbia | 1 | 24 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 166 |
| Layoff | 5 | 138 |
Closures accounted for 29% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalent Maryland, Inc | 82 | Closure | 2022-11-16 | |
| Catalent | Gaithersburg | 82 | 2022-11-16 | |
| Fila USA, Inc | 54 | Layoff | 2022-11-01 | |
| Fila USA, Inc | Curtis Bay | 54 | 2022-11-01 | |
| Catalent Maryland, Inc | 53 | Closure | 2022-11-16 | |
| Catalent | Rockville | 53 | 2022-11-16 | |
| Wells Fargo | 31 | Layoff | 2022-11-04 | |
| Price Rite Store | 31 | Closure | 2022-11-10 | |
| Price Rite Store | Baltimore | 31 | 2022-11-10 | |
| New Rez, LLC | 24 | Layoff | 2022-11-04 | |
| New Rez, LLC | Columbia | 24 | 2022-11-04 | |
| NexImmune, Inc | 22 | Layoff | 2022-11-15 | |
| NexImmune, Inc | Gaithersburg | 22 | 2022-11-15 | |
| Fila USA, Inc | 7 | Layoff | 2022-11-01 | |
| Fila USA, Inc | Sparks Glencoe | 7 | 2022-11-01 |
The biggest impact was at Catalent Maryland, Inc at its Maryland facility, reporting 82 affected workers. Catalent followed with 82 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a mixed picture for Maryland's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Other 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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