Employers in Massachusetts logged 10 WARN Act notices in February 2024, involving roughly 238 workers — falling below January and down 67% versus February 2023. The average filing covered 24 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 3 | 70 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 70 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 3 | 227 |
| Norfolk | 2 | 11 |
Middlesex was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 95% of all affected workers with 227 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford | 1 | 93 |
| Burlington | 1 | 75 |
| Acton | 1 | 59 |
| Stoughton | 1 | 11 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 5 | 0 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Book Company | Chelmsford | 93 | 2024-02-27 | |
| Broadcom Inc | Burlington | 75 | 2024-02-22 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | Acton | 59 | 2024-02-29 | |
| New England Sainai Hospital | Stoughton | 11 | 2024-02-16 | |
| *UPDATED: New England Sainai Hospital | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-02-16 | |
| Brady Solutions | East Weymouth | N/A | 2024-02-20 | |
| Brady Solutions | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-02-20 | |
| Broadcom Inc., (together with its subsidiaries, “Broadcom”) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-02-22 | |
| Lakeside Book Company | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-02-27 | |
| Baxter International | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-02-29 |
The biggest impact was at Lakeside Book Company at its Chelmsford facility, reporting 93 affected workers. Broadcom Inc followed with 75 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Massachusetts, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Healthcare 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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