Ohio Layoffs — September 2000

Employers in Ohio filed 6 WARN Act notices in September 2000, impacting roughly 1,151 workers — representing a pullback from August and down 50% versus September 1999. The average filing covered 192 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	140

The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 140 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clark	1	500
Ashland	2	210
Wood	1	157
Hamilton	1	144
Lucas	1	140

Clark saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 500 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Springfield	1	500
Ashland	2	210
Perrysburg	1	157
Cincinnati	1	144
Swanton	1	140

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
International Truck & Engine	Springfield	500		2000-09-13
McGraw-Hill	Ashland	160		2000-09-25
Crown Cork & Seal	Perrysburg	157		2000-09-05
Nine West Group	Cincinnati	144		2000-09-22
Pilliod Furniture	Swanton	140		2000-09-08
McGraw-Hill	Ashland	50		2000-09-13

The single largest action involved International Truck & Engine at its Springfield facility, reporting 500 affected workers. McGraw-Hill followed with 160 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.