US Layoffs — June 1997

The US labor market showed signs of rising strain as employers reported 10 WARN Act notices in June 1997, displacing an estimated 3,423 workers — signaling an acceleration from May. Filings came from 1 states and territories, with an average of 342 workers per notice.

Top States by Workers Affected

State	Notices	Workers
Ohio	10	3,423

Ohio led the nation with 3,423 workers affected across 10 notices .

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	1,564
Healthcare	1	94
Retail	1	54

The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 1,564 workers across 1 notice. Notably, Healthcare reported 94 workers.

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type data was not available for filings this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	Location	Workers	Type
Ford-Lorain Assembly Plant	Lorain, Ohio	1,564
Revco Corporate Office	Twinsburg, Ohio	1,000
Everready Battery	Fremont, Ohio	250
Strambaugh-Thompson	Boardman, Ohio	179
Monarch Machine Tool Company	Sidney, Ohio	98
Aetna/US Healthcare	Maumee, Ohio	94
Miller-Holzwarth, Inc	Salem, Ohio	65
Electra Sound	Parma, Ohio	60
Futuro, Inc	Milford, Ohio	59
Value City Dept. Store	Springfield, Ohio	54

The most significant filing came from Ford-Lorain Assembly Plant in Lorain, Ohio, reporting 1,564 affected workers. Revco Corporate Office followed with 1,000 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the the nation labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This report covers all WARN Act filings with notice dates in June 1997. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is sourced from official state filings and updated daily by WARN Firehose. Download the full dataset or explore state-by-state data.