Employers in Maryland submitted 16 WARN Act notices in January 2024, putting at risk an estimated 696 workers — up substantially from December and up 215% versus January 2023. The average filing covered 44 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 536 |
The Other sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 536 workers across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett | 1 | 123 |
| Howard | 1 | 120 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 118 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 58 |
| Cecil | 1 | 37 |
Garrett absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 18% of all affected workers with 123 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Grantsville | 1 | 123 |
| Gransville | 1 | 123 |
| Elkridge | 1 | 120 |
| Halethorpe | 1 | 118 |
| Fort Detrick | 1 | 61 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 424 |
| Layoff | 5 | 272 |
The high proportion of closures (61% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The AMES Company/ ClosetMaid | Grantsville | 123 | Closure | 2024-01-09 |
| The AMES Company/ClosetMaid | Gransville | 123 | Closure | 2024-01-09 |
| DHL eCommerce | Elkridge | 120 | Closure | 2024-01-01 |
| Ups | Halethorpe | 118 | Layoff | 2024-01-26 |
| CACI, Inc. - Federal | Fort Detrick | 61 | Layoff | 2024-01-11 |
| Exact Sciences | Baltimore | 58 | Closure | 2024-01-29 |
| Newbold Services, LLC | West North East | 37 | Layoff | 2024-01-04 |
| New Bold Services, LLC | North East | 37 | Layoff | 2024-01-04 |
| Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc | Gaithersburg | 19 | Layoff | 2024-01-04 |
| Dhl | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-01 | |
| Newbold Services, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-04 | |
| Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-04 | |
| The AMES Company/ ClosetMaid | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-09 | |
| CACI, Inc. - Federal | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-11 | |
| Ups | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-26 |
Topping the list was The AMES Company/ ClosetMaid at its Grantsville facility, reporting 123 affected workers. The AMES Company/ClosetMaid followed with 123 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maryland. 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 Maryland WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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