Connecticut Layoffs — May 2023

Employers in Connecticut submitted 6 WARN Act notices in May 2023, putting at risk an estimated 520 workers — up substantially from April and up 134% versus May 2022. The average filing covered 87 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Connecticut this month. A total of 520 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Middlesex	2	258
Hartford	2	198
New Haven	2	64

Middlesex felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 258 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Deep River	2	258
Hartford	2	198
Branford	2	64

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	260

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Smith & Wesson	Deep River	129	Closure	2023-05-26
Smith & Wesson	Deep River	129		2023-05-26
Management & Training Corporation	Hartford	99	Closure	2023-05-09
Management & Training Coporation	Hartford	99		2023-05-09
AxioMx Inc. d/b/a Abcam Branford	Branford	32	Closure	2023-05-18
AxioMx Inc. d/b/a Abcam Branford	Branford	32		2023-05-18

Topping the list was Smith & Wesson at its Deep River facility, reporting 129 affected workers. Smith & Wesson followed with 129 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Connecticut. 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 Connecticut WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.