Employers in Kentucky submitted 12 WARN Act notices in May 1999, putting at risk an estimated 1,408 workers — up substantially from April. The average filing covered 117 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 368 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 368 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boone | 2 | 640 |
| Taylor | 2 | 400 |
| Daviess | 2 | 368 |
| Adair/Jefferson | 2 | 0 |
| Muhlenberg | 2 | 0 |
Boone saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 640 workers across 2 notices.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 1,008 |
| Layoff | 8 | 400 |
The high proportion of closures (72% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable Bag Co., Inc | 320 | Closure | 1999-05-12 | |
| Equitable Bag Co., Inc | 320 | Closure | 1999-05-12 | |
| Union Underwear Co | 200 | Layoff | 1999-05-17 | |
| Union Underwear Co | 200 | Layoff | 1999-05-17 | |
| Green River Steel | 184 | Closure | 1999-05-17 | |
| Green River Steel | 184 | Closure | 1999-05-17 | |
| United Magazine Company | N/A | Layoff | 1999-05-24 | |
| SuperValu | N/A | Layoff | 1999-05-24 | |
| Moen, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 1999-05-24 | |
| Moen, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 1999-05-24 | |
| SuperValu | N/A | Layoff | 1999-05-24 | |
| United Magazine Company | N/A | Layoff | 1999-05-24 |
Topping the list was Equitable Bag Co., Inc at its Kentucky facility, reporting 320 affected workers. Equitable Bag Co., Inc followed with 320 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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.
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