Employers in Maryland logged 40 WARN Act notices in November 2025, involving roughly 2,372 workers — climbing above October and up 12% versus November 2024. The average filing covered 59 workers, with 11 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 16 | 1,023 |
| Accommodation & Food | 4 | 254 |
| Transportation | 4 | 185 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 1,023 workers across 16 notices. Meanwhile, Accommodation & Food reported 254 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel | 13 | 529 |
| Prince Georges | 7 | 470 |
| Frederick | 4 | 326 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 247 |
| Calvert | 1 | 182 |
Anne Arundel absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 529 workers across 13 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick | 4 | 326 |
| Capitol Heights | 3 | 238 |
| Baltimore | 5 | 230 |
| Capital Heights | 1 | 194 |
| Rockville | 2 | 188 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 11 | 699 |
| Closure | 11 | 578 |
Closures accounted for 24% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Transportation Services, Inc | Capital Heights | 194 | Layoff | 2025-11-10 |
| Diamond Transportation Services, Inc | Capitol Heights | 194 | 2025-11-10 | |
| Diamond Transportation Services, Inc | Landover | 182 | Layoff | 2025-11-10 |
| Diamond Transportation Services, Inc | Saint Leonard | 182 | 2025-11-10 | |
| BWW Law Group, LLC | Rockville | 94 | Closure | 2025-11-17 |
| BWW Law Group, LLC | Rockville | 94 | 2025-11-17 | |
| Kroger Fulfillment Network LLC | Frederick | 83 | Closure | 2025-11-24 |
| The Kroger Co | Frederick | 83 | 2025-11-24 | |
| Fulfillment Center (for Harris Teeter) | Frederick | 80 | Closure | 2025-11-19 |
| Fulfillment Center (for Harris Teeter) | Frederick | 80 | 2025-11-19 | |
| Sheraton Operating LLC dba Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel | Baltimore | 69 | Closure | 2025-11-03 |
| Sheraton Operating LLC dba Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel | Baltimore | 69 | 2025-11-03 | |
| MAPC (Maritime Applied Physics Corporation) | Baltimore | 64 | Layoff | 2025-11-10 |
| MAPC (Maritime Applied Physics Corporation) | Curtis Bay | 64 | 2025-11-10 | |
| Catalent, Maryland, Inc | Harmans | 61 | Layoff | 2025-11-06 |
The biggest impact was at Diamond Transportation Services, Inc at its Capital Heights facility, reporting 194 affected workers. Diamond Transportation Services, Inc followed with 194 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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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