New York Layoffs — June 2015
Employers in New York filed 41 WARN Act notices in June 2015, impacting roughly 1,499 workers — representing a pullback from May and down 12% versus June 2014. The average filing covered 37 workers, with 29 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 5 | 109 |
| Education | 1 | 99 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 46 |
| Professional Services | 3 | 34 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 21 |
The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 109 workers across 5 notices. In a parallel development, Education reported 99 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | 330 |
| Rockland | 2 | 172 |
| Monroe | 11 | 166 |
| Queens | 3 | 129 |
| Onondaga | 2 | 128 |
New York felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 330 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | 330 |
| Pearl River | 1 | 151 |
| Rochester | 8 | 151 |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 117 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 99 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 29 | 1,067 |
| Layoff | 12 | 432 |
The high proportion of closures (71% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | Pearl River | 151 | Layoff | |
| Euromarket Designs, Inc. d/b/a Crate & Barrel | New York | 137 | Closure | |
| Sodexo, Inc. (@ Colgate University) | Hamilton | 99 | Closure | |
| Durso Lefferts Boulevard Food | Richmond Hill | 83 | Closure | |
| Father Flanagan's Boys' Home d/b/a Boys Town New York, Incl (Boys Town) | New York | 83 | Layoff | |
| Ramada Syracuse | N. Syracuse | 81 | Closure | |
| Mount Kisco Medical Group PC (MKMG) | Chappaqua | 71 | Layoff | |
| Nirvana, Inc., Nirvana Transport, Inc., Nirvana Warehousing | Forestport | 70 | Closure | |
| Getinge Sourcing | Rochester | 69 | Layoff | |
| Brooklyn Kidney Center/New York Dialysis Services | Brooklyn | 65 | Closure | |
| Earthlink | Amherst | 65 | Closure | |
| Mel S. Harris and Associates | New York | 53 | Closure | |
| Geri Medix | Brooklyn | 52 | Closure | |
| Solid State Advanced Controls (SSAC) | Baldwinsville | 47 | Closure | |
| Daikin Applied | Auburn | 45 | Closure |
The single largest action involved Pfizer at its Pearl River facility, reporting 151 affected workers. Euromarket Designs, Inc. d/b/a Crate & Barrel followed with 137 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across New York, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.