Employers in Massachusetts posted 26 WARN Act notices in August 2023, affecting an estimated 2,940 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to July and up 276% versus August 2022. The average filing covered 113 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 10 | 1,428 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 350 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 1,428 workers across 10 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 350 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 8 | 1,150 |
| Hampden | 4 | 790 |
| Boston | 6 | 696 |
| Norfolk | 6 | 300 |
Middlesex felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 1,150 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 6 | 696 |
| Chicopee | 2 | 610 |
| Lowell | 2 | 502 |
| Waltham | 2 | 350 |
| Holyoke | 2 | 180 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc | Chicopee | 305 | 2023-08-31 | |
| Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc | Chicopee | 305 | 2023-08-31 | |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 251 | 2023-08-09 | |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 251 | 2023-08-09 | |
| Tufts Medical Center, Inc | Boston | 242 | 2023-08-09 | |
| Tufts Medical Center, Inc | Boston | 242 | 2023-08-09 | |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals | Waltham | 175 | 2023-08-30 | |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc | Waltham | 175 | 2023-08-30 | |
| *Updated* Trulieve, Inc | Holyoke | 90 | 2023-08-01 | |
| Trulieve, Inc | Holyoke | 90 | 2023-08-01 | |
| Emergent Biosolutions, Inc | Canton | 86 | 2023-08-08 | |
| Emergent Biosolutions, Inc | Canton | 86 | 2023-08-08 | |
| MelroseWakefield Hospital | Melrose | 81 | 2023-08-09 | |
| MelroseWakefield Hospital | Melrose | 81 | 2023-08-09 | |
| CVS Health | Boston | 76 | 2023-08-18 |
The largest notice was filed by Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc at its Chicopee facility, reporting 305 affected workers. Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc followed with 305 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Massachusetts labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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