New York Layoffs — November 2013

Employers in New York logged 36 WARN Act notices in November 2013, involving roughly 4,332 workers — climbing above October and up 202% versus November 2012. The average filing covered 120 workers, with 24 closures among the notices.

Notices Filed

4,332

Workers Affected

120

Avg per Notice

Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for New York
Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	14	3,183
Retail	2	229
Manufacturing	3	159
Finance & Insurance	7	114
Accommodation & Food	2	46

The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 3,183 workers across 14 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 229 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
County	Notices	Workers
Queens	5	962
Bronx	2	776
Kings	4	524
Richmond	2	489
Hempstead	1	474

Queens felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 962 workers across 5 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
City	Notices	Workers
Bronx	2	776
Brooklyn	4	524
Staten Island	2	489
Oceanside	1	474
Ridgewood	1	379

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff types breakdown
Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	24	4,019
Layoff	12	313

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
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp. & Temporary Transit Service	Oceanside	474	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Atlantic Hudson, Inc/Midway Leasing	Bronx	411	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Merit Transportation Corp/ Midway Leasing	Ridgewood	379	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Midway Leasing	Bronx	365	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Staten IslandBus Company Inc./Temporary Transit Service	Staten Island	271	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Midway Leasing	Jamaica	262	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Express of Coachways, Inc./Staten IslandBus	Staten Island	218	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Midway Leasing	Flushing	199	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus	Brooklyn	197	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus	Brooklyn	194	Closure	2013-11-13
Raybern Capital	Farmingdale	180	Closure	2013-11-13
K-Corr	Farmingdale	166	Closure	2013-11-13
PLPL Development, LLC d/b/a Budwey's Supermarket	Buffalo	156	Closure	2013-11-13
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc./Midway Leasing	Brooklyn	117	Closure	2013-11-13
Excelsior Packaging Group	Yonkers	112	Closure	2013-11-12

The biggest impact was at Atlantic Express Transportation Corp. & Temporary Transit Service at its Oceanside facility, reporting 474 affected workers. Atlantic Express Transportation Corp./Amboy Bus Company, Inc./Atlantic Escorts Inc.,/Atlantic Queens Bus Corp./Atlantic Hudson, Inc/Midway Leasing followed with 411 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 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.