Employers in Massachusetts filed 7 WARN Act notices in March 2023, impacting roughly 177 workers — representing a pullback from February and up 2% versus March 2022. The average filing covered 25 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Services | 1 | 6 |
The Professional Services sector led the way in workforce reductions with 6 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 3 | 60 |
| Worcester | 1 | 58 |
| Bristol | 1 | 57 |
Middlesex felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 60 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Leominster | 1 | 58 |
| New Bedford | 1 | 57 |
| Malden | 2 | 54 |
| Billerica | 1 | 6 |
| Remote Worker/National | 1 | 1 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad/Graphics | Leominster | 58 | 2023-03-08 | |
| Blue Harvest Fisheries | New Bedford | 57 | 2023-03-27 | |
| Sunsetter Products, LP | Malden | 54 | 2023-03-06 | |
| EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc | Billerica | 6 | 2023-03-23 | |
| Radius Global Solutions, LLC | Remote Worker/National | 1 | 2023-03-07 | |
| Aspiration Partners, Inc | Remote Workers/National | 1 | 2023-03-24 | |
| UPDATED Sunsetter Products, LP | Malden | N/A | 2023-03-06 |
The single largest action involved Quad/Graphics at its Leominster facility, reporting 58 affected workers. Blue Harvest Fisheries followed with 57 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Massachusetts's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Professional Services sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
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