Ohio Layoffs — October 1996

Employers in Ohio logged 6 WARN Act notices in October 1996, involving roughly 4,754 workers — climbing above September. The average filing covered 792 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Education	2	4,071
Transportation	1	287
Manufacturing	1	274
Information & Technology	1	49

The Education sector dominated layoff filings with 4,071 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 287 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hamilton	2	4,071
Cuyahoga	2	323
Summit	1	287
Butler	1	73

Hamilton bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 4,071 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Cincinnati	2	4,071
Cleveland	2	323
Richfield	1	287
Hamilton	1	73

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Cincinnati University	Cincinnati	3,800		1996-10-02
CF Motor Freight	Richfield	287		1996-10-15
TJFC Mfg. Co., Inc	Cleveland	274		1996-10-24
University of Cincinnati Med. Assoc	Cincinnati	271		1996-10-28
Wright Burnet, Inc	Hamilton	73		1996-10-22
Atotech USA, Inc	Cleveland	49		1996-10-22

The biggest impact was at Cincinnati University at its Cincinnati facility, reporting 3,800 affected workers. CF Motor Freight followed with 287 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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