Kentucky Layoffs — January 1999

Employers in Kentucky logged 8 WARN Act notices in January 1999, involving roughly 502 workers. The average filing covered 63 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	150

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 150 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Russell	2	172
Clark	2	130
Perry	1	89
Warren	1	61
Washington	1	25

Russell bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 172 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Springfield	1	25

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	322
Closure	4	180

Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Mountain Coals Corporation Star Fire Mine Buckhorn Processing Plant		89	Layoff	1999-01-01
Union Underwear/Jamestown		86	Layoff	1999-01-16
Union Underwear/Jamestown		86	Layoff	1999-01-16
Matsushita		65	Closure	1999-01-20
Matsushita		65	Closure	1999-01-20
Kentucky Apparel, L.L.P		61	Layoff	1999-01-01
Armour Rood Ingredients Co		25	Closure	1999-01-01
Armour Rood Ingredients Co	Springfield	25	Closure	1999-01-01

The biggest impact was at Mountain Coals Corporation Star Fire Mine Buckhorn Processing Plant at its Kentucky facility, reporting 89 affected workers. Union Underwear/Jamestown followed with 86 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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

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.