Employers in Massachusetts submitted 16 WARN Act notices in June 2024, putting at risk an estimated 1,066 workers — up substantially from May and up 98% versus June 2023. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 440 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 26 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 440 workers across 4 notices. Separately, Healthcare reported 26 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 7 | 672 |
| Essex | 2 | 146 |
| Boston | 3 | 77 |
| Suffolk | 1 | 13 |
| Plymouth | 2 | 0 |
Middlesex absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 672 workers across 7 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 3 | 536 |
| Boston, Cambridge | 1 | 158 |
| Newburyport | 2 | 146 |
| Boston | 3 | 77 |
| Bedford | 2 | 74 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc | Cambridge | 189 | 2024-06-27 | |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals | Cambridge | 189 | 2024-06-27 | |
| Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc | Cambridge | 158 | 2024-06-17 | |
| Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc | Boston, Cambridge | 158 | 2024-06-17 | |
| Functional Coatings, LLC | Newburyport | 73 | 2024-06-13 | |
| Functional Coatings, LLC | Newburyport | 73 | 2024-06-13 | |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc | Bedford | 37 | 2024-06-03 | |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc | Bedford | 37 | 2024-06-03 | |
| Studentuniverse.com, Inc | Boston | 32 | 2024-06-03 | |
| Studentuniverse.com, Inc | Boston | 32 | 2024-06-03 | |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc | Lexington | 31 | 2024-06-27 | |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals | Lexington | 31 | 2024-06-27 | |
| UMass Chan Medical School / Mattapan | Boston | 13 | 2024-06-14 | |
| UMass Chan Medical School | Mattapan | 13 | 2024-06-14 | |
| EMD Serono, Inc | Rockland | N/A | 2024-06-27 |
Topping the list was Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc at its Cambridge facility, reporting 189 affected workers. Takeda Pharmaceuticals followed with 189 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Massachusetts labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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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