Pennsylvania Layoffs — December 2023

Employers in Pennsylvania logged 3 WARN Act notices in December 2023, involving roughly 229 workers — falling below November and down 47% versus December 2022. The average filing covered 76 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Pennsylvania this month. A total of 229 workers were affected across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Allegheny	1	94
Philadelphia	1	77
Lehigh	1	58

Allegheny was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 94 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wilmerding	1	94
Philadelphia	1	77

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	171
Layoff	1	58

The high proportion of closures (75% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Pennsylvania's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
WABTEC Corporation	Wilmerding	94	Closure	2023-12-01
HMS Host (Admiral's Club within Philadelphia International Airport)	Philadelphia	77	Closure	2023-12-01
Coca Cola		58	Layoff	2023-12-31

The biggest impact was at WABTEC Corporation at its Wilmerding facility, reporting 94 affected workers. HMS Host (Admiral's Club within Philadelphia International Airport) followed with 77 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to 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.