Employers in Maryland filed 23 WARN Act notices in February 2025, impacting roughly 1,505 workers — representing a notable rise over January and up 566% versus February 2024. The average filing covered 65 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 12 | 1,505 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 0 |
| Retail | 1 | 0 |
The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 1,505 workers across 12 notices. In a parallel development, Finance & Insurance reported 0 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 8 | 1,108 |
| Prince Georges | 1 | 148 |
| Anne Arundel | 1 | 74 |
Montgomery was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 74% of all affected workers with 1,108 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bethesda | 2 | 506 |
| Rockville | 1 | 241 |
| Silver Spring | 1 | 194 |
| Lanham | 1 | 148 |
| Greenebelt | 1 | 123 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 11 | 1,431 |
| Closure | 1 | 74 |
Closures accounted for 5% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAI Global, LLC | Bethesda | 382 | Layoff | 2025-02-03 |
| ABT Global, Inc | Rockville | 241 | Layoff | 2025-02-03 |
| EnCompass LLC | Silver Spring | 194 | Layoff | 2025-02-13 |
| Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) | Lanham | 148 | Layoff | 2025-02-11 |
| DAI Global, LLC | Bethesda | 124 | Layoff | 2025-02-17 |
| Peraton’s Environmental Test & Integration Services III (ETIS III) | Greenebelt | 123 | Layoff | 2025-02-10 |
| Ups | Gaithersburg | 81 | Layoff | 2025-02-20 |
| Penney OpCo LLC “ JC Penney ” (Store 2102) | Annapolis | 74 | Closure | 2025-02-27 |
| Denison Landscape Inc | Washington | 52 | Layoff | 2025-02-10 |
| Creative Associates International, Inc | Chevy Chase | 37 | Layoff | 2025-02-11 |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (Atlantic Union) | Olney | 28 | Layoff | 2025-02-14 |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (Atlantic Union) | Olney | 21 | Layoff | 2025-02-14 |
| ABT Global, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-03 | |
| DAI Global, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-03 | |
| Denison Landscape Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-10 |
The single largest action involved DAI Global, LLC at its Bethesda facility, reporting 382 affected workers. ABT Global, Inc followed with 241 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maryland. 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 Maryland WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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