New York Layoffs — October 2010
Employers in New York reported 24 WARN Act notices in October 2010, displacing an estimated 4,622 workers — signaling an acceleration from September and up 90% versus October 2009. The average filing covered 193 workers, with 18 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 4 | 701 |
| Accommodation & Food | 3 | 568 |
| Retail | 2 | 243 |
| Professional Services | 2 | 62 |
| Government | 1 | 20 |
The Transportation sector topped the list of affected industries with 701 workers across 4 notices. Notably, Accommodation & Food reported 568 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Queens | 3 | 2,897 |
| New York | 6 | 686 |
| Oneida | 2 | 381 |
| Kings | 2 | 256 |
| Monroe | 4 | 119 |
Queens was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 2,897 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Astoria | 1 | 2,065 |
| New York | 6 | 686 |
| Maspeth | 1 | 610 |
| Rome | 1 | 355 |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 256 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 18 | 4,471 |
| Layoff | 6 | 151 |
The high proportion of closures (97% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Services Systems | Astoria | 2,065 | Closure | |
| Atlantic Paratrans of NYC | Maspeth | 610 | Closure | |
| Rite Aid Distribution Center | Rome | 355 | Closure | |
| Battery Park Hotel Management LLC, dba Embassy Suites Battery Park Hotel | New York | 250 | Closure | |
| Progress Transit | Brooklyn | 244 | Closure | |
| Interstate Brands Corporation (Wonder) Bakery | Jamaica | 222 | Closure | |
| Barnes & Noble - Lincoln Triangle Store | New York | 171 | Closure | |
| Carlton House Management | New York | 100 | Closure | |
| Union Square Hospitality Group -Tabla Restaurant | New York | 96 | Closure | |
| First Transit | Canandaigua | 76 | Closure | |
| King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc Store #21 | Staten Island | 72 | Closure | |
| Watson Laboratories | Carmel | 66 | Closure | |
| Eastman Kodak Company (Eastman Park) | Rochester | 50 | Layoff | |
| ABM Engineering Services | New York | 49 | Closure | |
| Eastman Kodak Company - Kodak Manitou | Rochester | 46 | Layoff |
The most significant filing came from Home Services Systems at its Astoria facility, reporting 2,065 affected workers. Atlantic Paratrans of NYC followed with 610 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the New York 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 New York. 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 New York WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.