Hawaii Layoffs — January 2024

Employers in Hawaii filed 6 WARN Act notices in January 2024, impacting roughly 299 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 26% versus January 2023. The average filing covered 50 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	3	291

The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 291 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Honolulu	2	299

Honolulu saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 299 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Honolulu	2	299
Purchase dataset for city details	2	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	299

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Wahiawa General Hospital	Honolulu	291	Layoff	2024-01-24
Majesco	Honolulu	8	Layoff	2024-01-29
Wahiawa General Hospital		N/A		2024-01-30
Wahiawa General Hospital	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2024-01-30
Majesco		N/A		2024-01-31
Majesco	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2024-01-31

The single largest action involved Wahiawa General Hospital at its Honolulu facility, reporting 291 affected workers. Majesco followed with 8 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Hawaii 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 Hawaii. 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 Hawaii WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.