Employers in Kentucky reported 18 WARN Act notices in October 2001, displacing an estimated 2,017 workers — signaling an acceleration from September and up 559% versus October 2000. The average filing covered 112 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 8 | 908 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 115 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 106 |
The Other sector topped the list of affected industries with 908 workers across 8 notices. Notably, Manufacturing reported 115 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 4 | 610 |
| Gallatin | 2 | 400 |
| Monroe | 2 | 268 |
| Daviess | 2 | 230 |
| Union | 2 | 212 |
Henderson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 610 workers across 4 notices.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 14 | 1,711 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS Plus Mark - American Greetings | 202 | Layoff | 2001-10-05 | |
| CPS Plus Mark - American Greetings | 202 | Layoff | 2001-10-05 | |
| American Racing Equipment | 200 | Layoff | 2001-10-30 | |
| American Racing Equipment | 200 | Layoff | 2001-10-30 | |
| KEY Industries, Inc | 134 | Layoff | 2001-10-05 | |
| KEY Industries, Inc | 134 | Layoff | 2001-10-05 | |
| Whitehall Furniture | 115 | Layoff | 2001-10-12 | |
| Whitehall Furniture | 115 | Layoff | 2001-10-12 | |
| Peabody Coal Company Camp No. 11 Mine | 106 | Layoff | 2001-10-23 | |
| Peabody Coal Company Camp No. 11 Mine | 106 | Layoff | 2001-10-23 | |
| Spherion Atlantic | 103 | 2001-10-29 | ||
| Spherion Atlantic | 103 | 2001-10-29 | ||
| Hayes Lemmerz - Somerset | 90 | Layoff | 2001-10-31 | |
| Hayes Lemmerz - Somerset | 85 | Layoff | 2001-10-31 | |
| Dana Corporation - Elizabethtown | 50 | 2001-10-27 |
The most significant filing came from CPS Plus Mark - American Greetings at its Kentucky facility, reporting 202 affected workers. CPS Plus Mark - American Greetings followed with 202 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate 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.
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