Kentucky Layoffs — July 1999

Employers in Kentucky logged 6 WARN Act notices in July 1999, involving roughly 566 workers — climbing above June. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	2	0

The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 0 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Leslie	2	374
Jefferson	2	192

Leslie absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 374 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Lexington, Louisville	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	374
Closure	2	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Copeland Mine and Haz4West Mine		187	Layoff	1999-07-06
Copeland Mine and Haz4West Mine		187	Layoff	1999-07-06
Kentucky Sportsservice, Inc		96		1999-07-30
Kentucky Sportsservice, Inc		96		1999-07-30
Preston Trucking Co., Inc		N/A	Closure	1999-07-30
Preston Trucking Co., Inc	Lexington, Louisville	N/A	Closure	1999-07-30

The biggest impact was at Copeland Mine and Haz4West Mine at its Kentucky facility, reporting 187 affected workers. Copeland Mine and Haz4West Mine followed with 187 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 Transportation 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.