Pennsylvania Layoffs — May 2023

Employers in Pennsylvania reported 4 WARN Act notices in May 2023, displacing an estimated 472 workers — signaling a deceleration from April and down 51% versus May 2022. The average filing covered 118 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month. A total of 472 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Northampton	1	194
Montgomery	1	162
Bucks	2	116

Northampton bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 194 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Easton	1	194
Conshocken	1	162
Hartsville	1	58

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	310
Layoff	1	162

The high proportion of closures (66% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Pennsylvania's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bon Appetit Management Company	Easton	194	Closure	2023-05-01
Envision Physician Services	Conshocken	162	Layoff	2023-05-01
Warwick House, Inc	Hartsville	58	Closure	2023-05-01
Warwick House, Inc		58	Closure	2023-05-10

The most significant filing came from Bon Appetit Management Company at its Easton facility, reporting 194 affected workers. Envision Physician Services followed with 162 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate a easing in workforce disruptions across Pennsylvania, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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