Kentucky Layoffs — March 2001

Employers in Kentucky submitted 10 WARN Act notices in March 2001, putting at risk an estimated 1,830 workers — up substantially from February and up 11% versus March 2000. The average filing covered 183 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	2	290
Transportation	1	175

The Other sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 290 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Transportation reported 175 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Jefferson	4	780
Meade, Hardin, Bullitt	2	390
Muhlenberg, Hopkins	2	350
Madison	2	310

Jefferson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 780 workers across 4 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	8	1,600

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Washington Mutual		300	Layoff	2001-03-26
Washington Mutual		250	Layoff	2001-03-26
Department of the Army Headquarters		195	Layoff	2001-03-08
Department of the Army Headquarters		195	Layoff	2001-03-08
Supervalu Distribution Center		175	Layoff	2001-03-29
Supervalu Distribution Center		175	Layoff	2001-03-29
CMS Hartzell		155	Layoff	2001-03-14
CMS Hartzell		155	Layoff	2001-03-14
Darwin Networks		115		2001-03-14
Darwin Networks		115		2001-03-14

Topping the list was Washington Mutual at its Kentucky facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Washington Mutual followed with 250 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.