Employers in Massachusetts reported 16 WARN Act notices in January 2024, displacing an estimated 1,436 workers — signaling an acceleration from December and up 16% versus January 2023. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 168 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 71 |
The Information & Technology sector topped the list of affected industries with 168 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Manufacturing reported 71 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 3 | 1,204 |
| Middlesex | 3 | 224 |
Boston absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 1,204 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 3 | 1,204 |
| Woburn | 1 | 82 |
| Lowell | 1 | 71 |
| Waltham | 1 | 71 |
| Statewide | 1 | 4 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayfair, LLC | Boston | 936 | 2024-01-19 | |
| Drizly, LLC and Uber Technologies, Inc | Boston | 168 | 2024-01-31 | |
| B.L. Collective (Sportello, Menton and Drink) | Boston | 100 | 2024-01-06 | |
| Essendant Company | Woburn | 82 | 2024-01-18 | |
| Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Lowell | 71 | 2024-01-09 | |
| Wolverine World Wide, Inc | Waltham | 71 | 2024-01-29 | |
| Lost Boys Interactive, LLC | Statewide | 4 | 2024-01-13 | |
| Block, Inc | Remote | 4 | 2024-01-30 | |
| B.L. Collective (Sportello, Menton and Drink) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-06 | |
| Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-09 | |
| Lost Boys Interactive, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-13 | |
| Essendant Company | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-18 | |
| Wayfair | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-19 | |
| Wolverine World Wide, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-29 | |
| Block | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-30 |
The most significant filing came from Wayfair, LLC at its Boston facility, reporting 936 affected workers. Drizly, LLC and Uber Technologies, Inc followed with 168 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Massachusetts labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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