Employers in Massachusetts filed 6 WARN Act notices in November 2024, impacting roughly 385 workers — representing a pullback from October and down 67% versus November 2023. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month. A total of 385 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 2 | 118 |
| Middlesex | 1 | 0 |
Essex absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 118 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, Lexington, Plainville | 1 | 160 |
| Andover | 2 | 118 |
| Brighton, Dorchester, Braintree, Duxbury, Hingham and Quincy | 1 | 107 |
| Dorchester | 1 | 0 |
| Cambridge | 1 | 0 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cambridge, Lexington, Plainville | 160 | 2024-11-07 | |
| Embecta Corporation | Andover | 118 | 2024-11-26 | |
| Trilogy Management Services, LLC | Brighton, Dorchester, Braintree, Duxbury, Hingham and Quincy | 107 | 2024-11-04 | |
| Trilogy Management Services, LLC | Dorchester | N/A | 2024-11-04 | |
| Thermo Fisher | Cambridge | N/A | 2024-11-07 | |
| Embecta Corportation | Andover | N/A | 2024-11-26 |
The single largest action involved Thermo Fisher Scientific at its Cambridge, Lexington, Plainville facility, reporting 160 affected workers. Embecta Corporation followed with 118 workers.
The data underscores 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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