Employers in Maryland posted 14 WARN Act notices in March 2023, affecting an estimated 668 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 101% versus March 2022. The average filing covered 48 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 668 |
| Retail | 1 | 0 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 668 workers across 7 notices. On a related front, Retail reported 0 workers.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 7 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 646 |
| Layoff | 1 | 22 |
The high proportion of closures (97% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Douglas | 361 | Closure | 2023-03-08 | |
| Diageo North America, Inc | 108 | Closure | 2023-03-31 | |
| Whole Foods Market Mid-Atlantic Seafood Facility | 65 | Closure | 2023-03-21 | |
| Target | 51 | Closure | 2023-03-14 | |
| Nutramax Laboratories | 43 | Closure | 2023-03-29 | |
| Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc | 22 | Layoff | 2023-03-10 | |
| Honeywell Intelligrated | 18 | Closure | 2023-03-29 | |
| Hunter Douglas NV | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-08 | |
| Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-10 | |
| Target | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-14 | |
| Whole Foods Market / Amazon | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-21 | |
| Nutramax Laboratories | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-29 | |
| Honeywell | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-29 | |
| Diageo North America, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-31 |
The largest notice was filed by Hunter Douglas at its Maryland facility, reporting 361 affected workers. Diageo North America, Inc followed with 108 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest 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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