New Hampshire Layoffs — October 2016
Employers in New Hampshire logged 3 WARN Act notices in October 2016, involving roughly 41 workers. The average filing covered 14 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 29 |
| Transportation | 1 | 12 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 29 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 12 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll | 1 | 28 |
| Belknap | 2 | 13 |
Carroll saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 28 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Moultonborough | 1 | 28 |
| Meredith | 1 | 12 |
| Center Harbor | 1 | 1 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Hampshire this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keepsake Quilting | Moultonborough | 28 | ||
| Keepsake Quilting Warehouse Operations | Meredith | 12 | ||
| Keepsake Quilting Retail Shop | Center Harbor | 1 |
The biggest impact was at Keepsake Quilting at its Moultonborough facility, reporting 28 affected workers. Keepsake Quilting Warehouse Operations followed with 12 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New Hampshire labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New Hampshire. 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 Hampshire WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.