Maryland Layoffs — March 2023
Employers in Maryland posted 7 WARN Act notices in March 2023, affecting an estimated 668 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 101% versus March 2022. The average filing covered 95 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 477 |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 191 |
The Retail sector saw the heaviest impact with 477 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 191 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Georges | 1 | 361 |
| Anne Arundel | 5 | 285 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 22 |
Prince Georges felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 54% of all affected workers with 361 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Marlboro | 1 | 361 |
| Baltimore | 5 | 285 |
| Gaithersburg | 1 | 22 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 646 |
| Layoff | 1 | 22 |
The high proportion of closures (97% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Maryland's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Douglas | Upper Marlboro | 361 | Closure | |
| Diageo North America | Baltimore | 108 | Closure | |
| Whole Foods Market Mid-Atlantic Seafood Facility | Baltimore | 65 | Closure | |
| Target | Baltimore | 51 | Closure | |
| Nutramax Laboratories | Baltimore | 43 | Closure | |
| Adaptive Phage Therapeutics | Gaithersburg | 22 | Layoff | |
| Honeywell Intelligrated | Baltimore | 18 | Closure |
The largest notice was filed by Hunter Douglas at its Upper Marlboro facility, reporting 361 affected workers. Diageo North America followed with 108 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Maryland 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 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.