Kentucky Layoffs — March 2000

Employers in Kentucky logged 12 WARN Act notices in March 2000, involving roughly 1,648 workers — falling below February and down 34% versus March 1999. The average filing covered 137 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

12
Notices Filed
1,648
Workers Affected
137
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kentucky this month. A total of 1,648 workers were affected across 12 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Franklin2600
Campbell2520
Jefferson4358
Marion2118
Fayette252

Franklin was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 600 workers across 2 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Fruit of the Loom3002000-03-14
Fruit of the Loom3002000-03-14
Star-Kist Foods, Inc2602000-03-29
Star-Kist Foods, Inc2602000-03-29
Conco, Inc1202000-03-14
Conco, Inc1202000-03-14
US Airways Louisville592000-03-07
Wallace592000-03-07
US Airways Louisville592000-03-07
Wallace592000-03-07
US Airways Lexington262000-03-07
US Airways Lexington262000-03-07

The biggest impact was at Fruit of the Loom at its Kentucky facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Fruit of the Loom followed with 300 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Kentucky, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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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