New York Layoffs — June 2013
Employers in New York posted 23 WARN Act notices in June 2013, affecting an estimated 1,842 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and down 34% versus June 2012. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 17 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 5 | 756 |
| Admin & Support Services | 2 | 477 |
| Retail | 1 | 128 |
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 101 |
| Education | 1 | 99 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 92 |
| Professional Services | 2 | 67 |
| Utilities | 1 | 24 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 756 workers across 5 notices. On a related front, Admin & Support Services reported 477 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dutchess | 3 | 728 |
| New York | 13 | 439 |
| Orleans | 1 | 412 |
| Suffolk | 1 | 99 |
| Erie | 1 | 65 |
Dutchess was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 728 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | 1 | 412 |
| New York | 12 | 404 |
| Hopewell Junction | 1 | 369 |
| Poughkeepsie | 1 | 328 |
| Lake Grove | 1 | 99 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 17 | 984 |
| Layoff | 6 | 858 |
The high proportion of closures (53% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mortgage Bank Default Operations (Call Center) | Albion | 412 | Closure | |
| International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) | Hopewell Junction | 369 | Layoff | |
| International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) | Poughkeepsie | 328 | Layoff | |
| CGM-GH, LLC d/b/a Toy | New York | 128 | Closure | |
| Lake Grove School | Lake Grove | 99 | Closure | |
| Durso Associates | New York | 73 | Closure | |
| Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (Amherst Call Center) | Amherst | 65 | Layoff | |
| Don Coleman Advertising, Inc. d/b/a GlobalHue | New York | 61 | Closure | |
| Eastman Kodak Company (Eastman Park) | Rochester | 61 | Layoff | |
| Zynga Inc. (Zynga Mobile) | New York | 56 | Closure | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mortgage Bank Originations Operations | Brooklyn | 35 | Closure | |
| Gleacher & Company Securities | New York | 34 | Layoff | |
| Sodexo, Inc. (at Merrill Lynch) | New York | 32 | Closure | |
| Southeastern Container | Wappingers Falls | 31 | Closure | |
| GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. @ the Syracuse Energy Corp Plant | Syracuse | 24 | Closure |
The largest notice was filed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mortgage Bank Default Operations (Call Center) at its Albion facility, reporting 412 affected workers. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) followed with 369 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for New York's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology 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.