Employers in Kentucky submitted 7 WARN Act notices in January 2000, putting at risk an estimated 1,700 workers — up substantially from December and up 239% versus January 1999. The average filing covered 243 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kentucky this month. A total of 1,700 workers were affected across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 2 | 1,208 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 260 |
| Christian | 2 | 120 |
| Hardin | 2 | 112 |
Pulaski bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 1,208 workers across 2 notices.
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Kentucky this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh Products Company | 604 | 2000-01-25 | ||
| Tecumseh Products Company | 604 | 2000-01-25 | ||
| Philip Morris | 260 | 2000-01-01 | ||
| MHI Machine Tool U.S.A., Inc | 60 | 2000-01-07 | ||
| MHI Machine Tool U.S.A., Inc | 60 | 2000-01-07 | ||
| CertainTeed Corporation | 56 | 2000-01-04 | ||
| CertainTeed Corporation | 56 | 2000-01-04 |
Topping the list was Tecumseh Products Company at its Kentucky facility, reporting 604 affected workers. Tecumseh Products Company followed with 604 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.
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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