Massachusetts layoffs in 2020
Mass-layoff and plant-closure filings reported in Massachusetts in 2020, sourced from official state WARN records.
248 filings in Massachusetts in 2020
Filings (2020)
248
WARN notices
Workers affected
40,904
Companies
176
Top city
Boston
16,486 affected
Peak month
March
18,850 affected
Massachusetts layoffs month by month in 2020
Workers affected by the month each layoff took effect.
Massachusetts layoff filings in 2020
Every WARN notice on record, newest first.
Massachusetts layoffs by city in 2020
Top 20 of 93 cities that reported layoffs, ranked by workers affected.
Boston
16,486
workers affected
91 filings · 74 companies
Springfield
4,076
workers affected
3 filings · 2 companies
Boston & East Boston
2,778
workers affected
1 filings · 1 companies
Boston, Chestnut Hill & Framingham
1,019
workers affected
1 filings · 1 companies
Haverhill
826
workers affected
2 filings · 2 companies
Beverly
772
workers affected
2 filings · 1 companies
Fitchburg
701
workers affected
1 filings · 1 companies
various locations
701
workers affected
3 filings · 3 companies
East Boston
610
workers affected
5 filings · 3 companies
Cambridge
570
workers affected
7 filings · 7 companies
New Bedford
558
workers affected
3 filings · 2 companies
Framingham
555
workers affected
5 filings · 5 companies
Lawrence
459
workers affected
3 filings · 3 companies
Stockbridge
457
workers affected
1 filings · 1 companies
Holyoke
433
workers affected
4 filings · 4 companies
Braintree
429
workers affected
5 filings · 5 companies
Waltham
428
workers affected
7 filings · 6 companies
Framingham & Ludlow
426
workers affected
1 filings · 1 companies
Medford
426
workers affected
4 filings · 4 companies
Falmouth & Hyannis
415
workers affected
1 filings · 1 companies