Employers in Connecticut logged 8 WARN Act notices in May 2025, involving roughly 42 workers — falling below April and down 72% versus May 2024. The average filing covered 5 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Connecticut this month. A total of 42 workers were affected across 8 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 4 | 30 |
New Haven felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 30 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Waterbury | 4 | 30 |
| Killingly | 2 | 4 |
| Kilingly | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 23 |
| Closure | 1 | 4 |
Closures accounted for 10% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC (Update) | Waterbury | 9 | Layoff | 2025-05-02 |
| Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC. (Update to 4/16/2025 notice) | Waterbury | 9 | 2025-05-02 | |
| Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC | 8 | Layoff | 2025-05-02 | |
| Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC (Second Update) | Waterbury | 6 | Layoff | 2025-05-16 |
| Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC (Update to 4/16/2025 and 5/2/2025 notices) | Waterbury | 6 | 2025-05-16 | |
| TransAxle, LLC | Killingly | 4 | Closure | 2025-05-16 |
| TransAxle, LLC | Killingly | N/A | 2025-05-16 | |
| Transaxle, LLC | Kilingly | N/A | 2025-05-16 |
The biggest impact was at Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC (Update) at its Waterbury facility, reporting 9 affected workers. Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC. (Update to 4/16/2025 notice) followed with 9 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Connecticut, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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