Vermont Layoffs — January 2009
Employers in Vermont posted 2 WARN Act notices in January 2009, affecting an estimated 334 workers. The average filing covered 167 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month. A total of 334 workers were affected across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bennington | 1 | 127 |
Bennington felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 127 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bennington | 1 | 127 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydall Thermal/Acoustical | 207 | |||
| Plasan Carbon Composites | Bennington | 127 |
The largest notice was filed by Lydall Thermal/Acoustical at its Vermont facility, reporting 207 affected workers. Plasan Carbon Composites followed with 127 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Vermont labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Vermont. 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 Vermont WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.