Employers in Kentucky filed 6 WARN Act notices in December 2000, impacting roughly 514 workers — representing a pullback from November and down 32% versus December 1999. The average filing covered 86 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kentucky this month. A total of 514 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 4 | 388 |
| Logan | 2 | 126 |
Jefferson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 75% of all affected workers with 388 workers across 4 notices.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 286 |
| Closure | 2 | 228 |
Closures accounted for 44% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Earthgrains Company | 114 | Closure | 2000-12-04 | |
| The Earthgrains Company | 114 | Closure | 2000-12-04 | |
| Hewlett-Packard (VeriFone) | 80 | Layoff | 2000-12-14 | |
| Hewlett-Packard (VeriFone) | 80 | Layoff | 2000-12-14 | |
| VF Workwear, Inc. (VF Imagewear) | 63 | Layoff | 2000-12-14 | |
| VF Workwear, Inc. (VF Imagewear) | 63 | Layoff | 2000-12-14 |
The single largest action involved The Earthgrains Company at its Kentucky facility, reporting 114 affected workers. The Earthgrains Company followed with 114 workers.
The data underscores 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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