Employers in Kentucky reported 9 WARN Act notices in October 1998, displacing an estimated 1,408 workers. The average filing covered 156 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kentucky this month. A total of 1,408 workers were affected across 9 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 4 | 700 |
| Pilaski | 2 | 400 |
| Boyd | 2 | 176 |
Jefferson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 700 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 3 | 596 |
| Somerset | 1 | 200 |
| Ashland | 1 | 88 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 400 |
| Closure | 4 | 384 |
Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth General Corp | Louisville | 360 | 1998-10-01 | |
| Tecumseh Products | 200 | Layoff | 1998-10-02 | |
| Tecumseh Products | Somerset | 200 | Layoff | 1998-10-02 |
| Gamble Brothers (Burruss Co.) | 132 | 1998-10-30 | ||
| Gamble Brothers (Burruss Co.) | Louisville | 132 | 1998-10-30 | |
| Pima | 104 | Closure | 1998-10-08 | |
| Pima | Louisville | 104 | Closure | 1998-10-08 |
| Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (SSA) and Ashland INC | 88 | Closure | 1998-10-02 | |
| Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (SSA) and Ashland INC | Ashland | 88 | Closure | 1998-10-02 |
The most significant filing came from Commonwealth General Corp at its Louisville facility, reporting 360 affected workers. Tecumseh Products followed with 200 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Kentucky labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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