Michigan Layoffs — November 2002

Employers in Michigan filed 5 WARN Act notices in November 2002, impacting roughly 349 workers — representing a pullback from October and down 51% versus November 2001. The average filing covered 70 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Michigan this month. A total of 349 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Jackson	1	162
Wayne	1	90
Kalamazoo	1	52
Delta	1	39

Jackson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 162 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Jackson	1	162
Detroit	1	90
Kalamazoo	1	52
Gladstone	1	39
State­wide	1	6

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	310
Closure	1	39

Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Mechanical Products	Jackson	162	Layoff	2002-11-04
Ampco System	Detroit	90	Layoff	2002-11-12
Fidlar Doubleday, Inc	Kalamazoo	52	Layoff	2002-11-04
Lakeside Machine, Inc	Gladstone	39	Closure	2002-11-25
National Refractories & Minerals	State­wide	6	Layoff	2002-11-19

The single largest action involved Mechanical Products at its Jackson facility, reporting 162 affected workers. Ampco System followed with 90 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Michigan, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Michigan. 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 Michigan WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.