Employers in Massachusetts filed 12 WARN Act notices in September 2023, impacting roughly 814 workers — representing a pullback from August and up 918% versus September 2022. The average filing covered 68 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 2 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 2 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 6 | 658 |
Middlesex saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 81% of all affected workers with 658 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 4 | 480 |
| Marlborough | 2 | 178 |
| Ma | 3 | 78 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2seventy bio, Inc | Cambridge | 145 | 2023-09-13 | |
| 2seventy bio, Inc | Cambridge | 145 | 2023-09-13 | |
| Sage Therapeutics, Inc | Cambridge | 95 | 2023-09-11 | |
| Sage Therapeutics, Inc | Cambridge | 95 | 2023-09-11 | |
| Ambri, Inc | Marlborough | 89 | 2023-09-15 | |
| Ambri, Inc | Marlborough | 89 | 2023-09-15 | |
| Thriveworks Administrative Services, LLC | 74 | 2023-09-15 | ||
| Thriveworks Adminstrative Services, LLC | Ma | 74 | 2023-09-15 | |
| Divvy Homes, Inc | 3 | 2023-09-07 | ||
| Divvy Homes | Ma | 3 | 2023-09-07 | |
| First Savings Bank | 1 | 2023-09-29 | ||
| First Savings Bank | Ma | 1 | 2023-09-29 |
The single largest action involved 2seventy bio, Inc at its Cambridge facility, reporting 145 affected workers. 2seventy bio, Inc followed with 145 workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Massachusetts's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Finance & Insurance 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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