New Hampshire Layoffs — August 2023

Employers in New Hampshire submitted 1 WARN Act notices in August 2023, putting at risk an estimated 164 workers. The average filing covered 164 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

1
Notices Filed
164
Workers Affected
164
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Manufacturing1164

The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 164 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Hillsborough1164

Hillsborough saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 164 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Merrimack1164

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Hampshire this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics CorporationMerrimack1642023-08-23

Topping the list was Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation at its Merrimack facility, reporting 164 affected workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the New Hampshire labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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

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