Maryland Layoffs — June 2018

Employers in Maryland submitted 5 WARN Act notices in June 2018, putting at risk an estimated 412 workers — up substantially from May and up 50% versus June 2017. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Professional Services sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 177 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Information & Technology reported 174 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Howard felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 42% of all affected workers with 174 workers across 2 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Maryland this month.

Largest Layoffs

Topping the list was Aecom at its Germantown facility, reporting 173 affected workers. CoStar Group followed with 104 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Maryland labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Professional Services sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Maryland. 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 Maryland WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.