New York Layoffs — January 2011

Employers in New York logged 17 WARN Act notices in January 2011, involving roughly 3,383 workers — climbing above December and up 109% versus January 2010. The average filing covered 199 workers, with 12 closures among the notices.

Notices Filed

3,383

Workers Affected

199

Avg per Notice

Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for New York
Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	1	2,458
Information & Technology	1	145
Transportation	2	98
Education	1	89
Accommodation & Food	2	80
Utilities	1	10

The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 2,458 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 145 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
County	Notices	Workers
New York	6	2,733
Oneida	2	159
Cattaraugus	1	145
Saint Lawrence	1	132
Queens	1	76

New York felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 81% of all affected workers with 2,733 workers across 6 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
City	Notices	Workers
New York	6	2,733
Utica	2	159
Penn Yan	1	145
North Lawrence	1	132
Jamaica	1	76

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff types breakdown
Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	12	3,149
Layoff	5	234

The high proportion of closures (93% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Continuum Health Partners/Long Island Hospital SUNY Health Sciences Center	New York	2,458	Closure	2011-01-03
Data Listing Services (Jamestown), LLC DBA: The Connection	Penn Yan	145	Closure	2011-01-06
North Lawrence Dairy	North Lawrence	132	Closure	2011-01-21
ARAMARK Campus, LLC @ Utica College Campus	Utica	89	Closure	2011-01-05
North American Airlines	Jamaica	76	Layoff	2011-01-20
Double Rock	New York	70	Layoff	2011-01-10
Uptown Chevrolet-Cadillac	New York	70	Closure	2011-01-27
Hyosung USA	Utica	70	Closure	2011-01-27
Classic Party Rentals	Bronx	60	Closure	2011-01-20
RNA Holdings, LLC & Russell-Newman	New York	55	Layoff	2011-01-19
Restaurant Associates (JPMorgan Chase)	New York	47	Closure	2011-01-24
The Buckingham Hotel	New York	33	Closure	2011-01-25
Saint Gobain Structural Ceramics Facility	Niagara Falls	32	Layoff	2011-01-14
DBX, Inc. Subsidiary of The Dress Barn (Distribution Center)	Suffern	22	Closure	2011-01-25
Pfizer	Rouses Point	13	Closure	2011-01-26

The biggest impact was at Continuum Health Partners/Long Island Hospital SUNY Health Sciences Center at its New York facility, reporting 2,458 affected workers. Data Listing Services (Jamestown), LLC DBA: The Connection followed with 145 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the New York labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.