Employers in Massachusetts logged 29 WARN Act notices in April 2025, involving roughly 1,152 workers — climbing above March and up 46% versus April 2024. The average filing covered 40 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 4 | 131 |
| Education | 2 | 116 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 83 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 65 |
| Professional Services | 2 | 9 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 131 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Education reported 116 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 2 | 430 |
| Middlesex | 5 | 341 |
| Worcester | 3 | 171 |
| Berkshire | 1 | 116 |
| Southeast | 1 | 65 |
Essex saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 430 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Andover | 1 | 400 |
| Waltham | 2 | 126 |
| Framingham | 1 | 124 |
| Great Barrington | 1 | 116 |
| Northbridge | 1 | 83 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Massachusetts this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbotic LLC | Andover | 400 | 2025-04-29 | |
| WeDriveU DBA Kiessling Transit, Inc | Framingham | 124 | 2025-04-09 | |
| Mural Oncology, Inc | Waltham | 117 | 2025-04-16 | |
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | Great Barrington | 116 | 2025-04-28 | |
| Polyfoam, LLC (d.b.a., Altor Solutions) | Northbridge | 83 | 2025-04-11 | |
| Ono Pharma USA, Inc.(the"Company" or "OPUS") | Cambridge | 83 | 2025-04-22 | |
| Federal Express Corporation ORHA location | West Boylston | 78 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (BNHC) | Brockton | 65 | 2025-04-17 | |
| Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC | Lawrence | 30 | 2025-04-16 | |
| Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC | Boston | 20 | 2025-04-30 | |
| Making Opportunities Count, Inc | Gardner | 10 | 2025-04-04 | |
| American Institutes of Research ("AIR") | Waltham | 9 | 2025-04-02 | |
| Making Opportunities Count, Inc | Watertown | 8 | 2025-04-04 | |
| WeDriveU DBA Kiessling Transit, Inc | Farmington | 7 | 2025-04-21 | |
| SambaNova | Remote | 2 | 2025-04-23 |
The biggest impact was at Symbotic LLC at its Andover facility, reporting 400 affected workers. WeDriveU DBA Kiessling Transit, Inc followed with 124 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Massachusetts labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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