North Central WIA
MA · 2 counties · 120 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 19,780
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 59.2%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $9,119
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 4.8%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 18,738 | 58.7% | $6,580 | 4.4% | -27.6% |
| PY2024Q2 | 19,780 | 59.2% | $9,119 | 4.8% | -24.2% |
| PY2024Q3 | 20,672 | 58.8% | $9,155 | 4.9% | -25.1% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $13,305
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $10,082
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -24.2%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 6,219
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 42
- Under 25
- 7.9%
- 25-44
- 47.9%
- 45+
- 44.2%
- Male
- 54.5%
- Female
- 44.7%
92.4% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 6,897 |
| Administrative Services | 82 |
| Healthcare | 61 |
| Professional Services | 50 |
| Manufacturing | 36 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 120
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 9,133
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 120
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 9,133
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Fast Food, Inc. (Clover) | Cambridge, MA | 182 | 2026-05-29 | 2026-03-30 |
| Charles River Laboratories | Wilmington, MA | 71 | 2026-04-24 | 2026-03-25 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (dba Takeda) | Cambridge, MA | 247 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-03-25 |
| WestRock Services, LLC (aka WestRock and Smurfit Westrock) | Wakefield, MA | 91 | 2026-05-18 | 2026-03-18 |
| Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation (dba Boston Metal) | Woburn, MA | 71 | 2026-04-21 | 2026-03-12 |
| Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation (dba Boston Metal) | Woburn, MA | 71 | 2026-03-14 | 2026-02-20 |
| Charles River Laboratories | Wilmington, MA | 71 | 2026-04-24 | 2026-02-19 |
| Medford CPL, Inc. | Medford | 63 | 2026-03-17 | 2026-01-16 |
| Medford CPL, Inc. | Medford, MA | 63 | 2026-03-17 | 2026-01-16 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. (dba Takeda) | Cambridge, MA | 3 | 2026-01-14 | 2026-01-15 |
| Curia Global, Inc. | Burlington, MA | 81 | 2026-03-10 | 2026-01-14 |
| Labcorp Early Development Laboratories, Inc., and Laboratory Corporation of America Holding (dba Labcorp) | Bedford, MA | 94 | 2026-03-09 | 2026-01-08 |
| Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. | Somerville, MA | 82 | 2026-03-08 | 2026-01-07 |
| Smyth Companies, LLC | Wilmington, MA | 69 | 2026-03-01 | 2025-12-19 |
| Charles River Laboratories | Wilmington, MA | 71 | 2026-01-06 | 2025-12-16 |
| ImmunityBio | Woburn, MA | 1 | 2026-01-30 | 2025-12-08 |
| SynQor, Inc. | Boxborough, MA | 250 | 2026-02-01 | 2025-11-25 |
| Charles River Laboratories | Wilmington, MA | 68 | 2026-01-06 | 2025-11-10 |
| Charles River Laboratories | Wilmington, MA | 68 | 2026-01-06 | 2025-11-07 |
| The Fresh Market | Framingham, MA | 50 | 2025-12-14 | 2025-10-14 |
| The Fresh Market | Framingham, MA | 50 | 2025-10-14 | |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | Cambridge, MA | 137 | 2026-01-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| AlerisLife, Inc. | Newton, MA | 179 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-09-30 |
| AlerisLife, Inc. | Newton, MA | 179 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-09-03 |
| Tuscan Brands Kitchen | Burlington, MA | 38 | 2025-08-04 | 2025-08-19 |
| Tuscan Brands Kitchen | Burlington, MA | 38 | 2025-08-19 | |
| Kovalus Separation Solutions, LLC | Wilmington, MA | 80 | 2025-10-15 | 2025-08-08 |
| GSK plc. | Cambridge, MA | 150 | 2025-10-04 | 2025-07-16 |
| Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC | Marlborough, MA | 160 | 2025-09-13 | 2025-07-14 |
| Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC | Marlborough, MA | 160 | 2025-07-14 | |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Wilmington, MA | 75 | 2025-09-12 | 2025-07-08 |
| Sage Therapeutics, Inc. | Cambridge | 338 | 2025-06-26 | |
| ImmunityBio. Inc. | Woburn | 3 | 2025-07-29 | 2025-06-11 |
| Vor Biopharma, Inc. | Cambridge | 155 | 2025-05-08 | 2025-05-28 |
| Making Opportunities Count, Inc. | Concord | 11 | 2025-05-02 | |
| Making Opportunities Count, Inc. | Ayer | 11 | 2025-05-02 | |
| Ono Pharma USA, Inc.(theCompany or OPUS) | Cambridge | 83 | 2025-04-22 | |
| WeDriveU DBA Kiessling Transit, Inc. | Framingham | 7 | 2025-04-21 | |
| Mural Oncology, Inc. | Waltham | 117 | 2025-06-14 | 2025-04-16 |
| WeDriveU DBA Kiessling Transit, Inc. | Framingham | 124 | 2025-04-09 | |
| Making Opportunities Count, Inc. | Watertown | 8 | 2025-04-04 | |
| American Institutes of Research (AIR) | Waltham | 9 | 2025-04-02 | |
| American Institute of Research (AIR) | Waltham | 12 | 2025-03-11 | |
| Making Opportunities Count, Inc. | Acton | 10 | 2025-02-28 | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific - two (2) locations | Cambridge | — | 2025-01-31 | |
| Immunity Bio. Inc. | Burlington | — | 2025-01-29 | |
| Pharma Cann | Holliston | 19 | 2025-01-29 | |
| Thermo Fisher | Cambridge | — | 2025-01-06 | 2024-11-07 |
| Thermo Fisher | Lexington | — | 2025-01-06 | 2024-11-07 |
| Sage Therapeutics, Inc. | Cambridge | 69 | 2024-10-31 |
Showing 50 most recent of 120 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Middlesex County, MA · Worcester County, MA
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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