Employers in Maryland recorded 10 WARN Act notices in December 2022, covering approximately 1,051 workers — marking a sharp increase from November and up 76% versus December 2021. The average filing covered 105 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 526 |
| Transportation | 2 | 50 |
The Other sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 526 workers across 4 notices. At the same time, Transportation reported 50 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Howard | 1 | 454 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 50 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 21 |
Howard was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 454 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Savage | 1 | 454 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 50 |
| Rockville | 1 | 21 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 525 |
| Layoff | 1 | 1 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshly, LLC | 454 | Closure | 2022-12-06 | |
| Freshly, LLC | Savage | 454 | 2022-12-06 | |
| Genesis Logistics, Inc | 50 | Closure | 2022-12-12 | |
| Genesis Logistics | Baltimore | 50 | 2022-12-12 | |
| ReOpen Diagnostics, LLC d/b/a Pandemic Response Lab | 21 | Closure | 2022-12-06 | |
| ReOpen Diagnostics, LLC d/b/a Pandemic Response Lab | Rockville | 21 | 2022-12-06 | |
| Wells Fargo | 1 | Layoff | 2022-12-01 | |
| Freshly, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-12-06 | |
| ReOpen Diagnostics, LLC d/b/a Pandemic Response Lab | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-12-06 | |
| Genesis Logistics | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-12-12 |
Leading the list was Freshly, LLC at its Maryland facility, reporting 454 affected workers. Freshly, LLC followed with 454 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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