Employers in Massachusetts recorded 12 WARN Act notices in September 2024, covering approximately 280 workers — marking a decline from August and down 66% versus September 2023. The average filing covered 23 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month. A total of 280 workers were affected across 12 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 6 | 180 |
Middlesex saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 64% of all affected workers with 180 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tewksbury | 2 | 168 |
| Pittsfield, Lenox | 2 | 94 |
| Waltham | 2 | 10 |
| New Bedford, Sturbridge | 2 | 4 |
| Woburn | 2 | 2 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xylem Services USA, LLC | Tewksbury | 84 | 2024-09-30 | |
| Xylem Services USA, LLC | Tewksbury | 84 | 2024-09-30 | |
| Fresh American LLC (Annie Selke) | Pittsfield, Lenox | 47 | 2024-09-09 | |
| Fresh American LLC (Annie Selke) | Pittsfield, Lenox | 47 | 2024-09-09 | |
| Stratasys, Inc | Waltham | 5 | 2024-09-10 | |
| Stratasys, Inc | Waltham | 5 | 2024-09-10 | |
| Lost Boys Interactive, LLC | New Bedford, Sturbridge | 2 | 2024-09-09 | |
| Lost Boys Interactive, LLC | New Bedford, Sturbridge | 2 | 2024-09-09 | |
| ImmunityBio, Inc | Woburn | 1 | 2024-09-26 | |
| ImmunityBio | Woburn | 1 | 2024-09-26 | |
| Kaleo, Inc | Statewide | 1 | 2024-09-30 | |
| Kaleo | Massachusetts | 1 | 2024-09-30 |
Leading the list was Xylem Services USA, LLC at its Tewksbury facility, reporting 84 affected workers. Xylem Services USA, LLC followed with 84 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Massachusetts, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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