Ohio Layoffs — January 2000

Employers in Ohio recorded 7 WARN Act notices in January 2000, covering approximately 1,267 workers — marking a decline from December and down 18% versus January 1999. The average filing covered 181 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month. A total of 1,267 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cuyahoga	3	599
Shelby	1	309
Hamilton	1	160
Licking	1	117
Franklin	1	82

Cuyahoga absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 47% of all affected workers with 599 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	1	350
Sidney	1	309
Solon	1	205
Springdale	1	160
Johnstown	1	117

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Keycorp	Cleveland	350		2000-01-14
Ikeda Interior Systems, Inc	Sidney	309		2000-01-19
JC Penney Custom Decorating Ctr	Solon	205		2000-01-11
Roberds Grand	Springdale	160		2000-01-18
Findlay Industries	Johnstown	117		2000-01-03
Central Benefits	Columbus	82		2000-01-07
Namco Controls	Highland Heights	44		2000-01-28

Leading the list was Keycorp at its Cleveland facility, reporting 350 affected workers. Ikeda Interior Systems, Inc followed with 309 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Ohio. 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 Ohio WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.