Ohio Layoffs — August 1998

Employers in Ohio logged 6 WARN Act notices in August 1998, involving roughly 1,322 workers — climbing above July and down 53% versus August 1997. The average filing covered 220 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	1	850
Healthcare	1	158

The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 850 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 158 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Butler	2	900
Lucas	1	158
Scioto	1	125
Montgomery	1	83
Franklin	1	56

Butler felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 900 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Fairfield	1	850
Toledo	1	158
Portsmouth	1	125
Miamisburg	1	83
Columbus	1	56

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Mercantile Stores/Dilliard's Inc	Fairfield	850		1998-08-13
Allied Healthcare	Toledo	158		1998-08-14
Lockheed Martin	Portsmouth	125		1998-08-19
Xpedx	Miamisburg	83		1998-08-07
Southern Air Transport	Columbus	56		1998-08-28
Pillowtex Corp	Hamilton	50		1998-08-25

The biggest impact was at Mercantile Stores/Dilliard's Inc at its Fairfield facility, reporting 850 affected workers. Allied Healthcare followed with 158 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to a mixed picture for Ohio's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Retail 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.