Employers in Connecticut posted 25 WARN Act notices in January 2025, affecting an estimated 1,513 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 295% versus January 2024. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 7 | 193 |
| Transportation | 1 | 106 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 76 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 193 workers across 7 notices. On a related front, Transportation reported 106 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 2 | 369 |
| Hartford | 10 | 365 |
| Fairfield | 4 | 306 |
New Haven saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 369 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Milford | 1 | 293 |
| Trumbull | 1 | 179 |
| Remote | 2 | 138 |
| 5 Science Park , New Haven | 1 | 128 |
| South Windsor | 1 | 106 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 13 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care/Schick | Milford | 293 | 2025-01-01 | |
| HDR Trumbull, LLC dba St. Josephs Center | Trumbull | 179 | 2025-01-01 | |
| Arvinas, Inc | 5 Science Park , New Haven | 128 | 2025-01-01 | |
| Macys South Windsor Distribution Center | South Windsor | 106 | 2025-01-01 | |
| J.J. Ryan Corporation d/b/a Rex Forge | Plantsville | 103 | 2025-01-01 | |
| PosiGen Developer LLC | Shelton, Danbury, Wethersfield | 78 | 2025-01-01 | |
| Rheem Manufacturing Company | Waterbury | 76 | 2025-01-01 | |
| CVS Health Corporation | Remote | 72 | 2025-01-01 | |
| ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists, LLC | 12/08/2025 | 69 | 2025-01-01 | |
| PerkinElmer U.S. LLC | Shelton | 68 | 2025-01-01 | |
| SimplyIOA, LLC | Remote | 66 | 2025-01-01 | |
| Baduccis | Westport | 59 | 2025-01-01 | |
| ELG Utica Alloys (Harford), Inc | Hartford | 51 | 2025-01-01 | |
| Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC | Aurora Street in Waterbury | 37 | 2025-01-01 | |
| Metallics, Inc | Bristol | 33 | 2025-01-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Edgewell Personal Care/Schick at its Milford facility, reporting 293 affected workers. HDR Trumbull, LLC dba St. Josephs Center followed with 179 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Connecticut labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Connecticut. 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 Connecticut WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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