The PA Companies With The Biggest Layoffs And Closures In 2022

PENNSYLVANIA — As the economy suffered and inflation skyrocketed over the past it year, no one felt it harder than average workers in Pennsylvania.

Thousands lost their job in a series of layoffs to major employees across the state.

Pittsburgh-based autonomous driving technology company Argo AI shut down in October after losing more than $800 million in the third quarter, according to announcements from its owners, Ford and Volkswagen. A total of 679 employees lost their job.

Legislation has since been passed to protect the future of the autonomous driving industry and workers in Pennsylvania.

A total of 18 different companies had closures or layoffs in 2022 that impacted at least 100 employees. Seven of them impacted more than 300 employees.

A full list of those 18, accoridng to WARN notices published by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, is included below.

1. Argo AI, Mount Pleasant and Pittsburgh, closure, 679 employees
2. Syncreon, York, closure, 637 employees
3. Armstrong Floording, Lancaster, layoff, 606 employees
4. Zulily, Bethlehem, layoff, 504 employees
5. The GeoGroup, Inc., Thornton, layoff, 390 employees
6. Preferred Meals Systems, Moosic and Philadelphia, layoff, 337 employees
7. Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Drexel, closure, 334 employees
8. Loomis Company, Wyomissing, layoff, 298 employees
9. Radienz Living, Pittston, closure, 286 employees
10. Philadelphia Nursing Home, Philadelphia, closure, 277 employees
11. Staffing Synergies, West Tobyhanna, closure, 246 employees
12. Commonwealth Health, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, closure, 245 employees
13. The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College, closure, 216 employees
14. FedEx Supply Chain, West Tobyhanna, closure, 213 employees
15. Conduit Global, Bethlehem, closure, 175 employees
16. Radian Group, Wayne, closure, 166 employees
17. Wal-Mart, Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, closure, 129 employees
18. Finance of America Holdings, Conshohocken, closure, 101 employees