Employers in Ohio posted 13 WARN Act notices in February 2003, affecting an estimated 2,271 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 27% versus February 2002. The average filing covered 175 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 300 |
| Retail | 1 | 275 |
The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 300 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Retail reported 275 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 3 | 680 |
| Portage | 1 | 370 |
| Lucas | 1 | 275 |
| Cuyahoga | 2 | 261 |
| Stark | 1 | 151 |
Franklin was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 680 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 3 | 680 |
| Aurora | 1 | 370 |
| Maumee | 1 | 275 |
| Lyndhurst | 1 | 250 |
| North Randall | 1 | 163 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodrich Corporation | Aurora | 370 | 2003-02-10 | |
| America West Airlines | Columbus | 300 | 2003-02-17 | |
| Spartan Stores, Inc | Maumee | 275 | 2003-02-10 | |
| Northrop Grumman | Lyndhurst | 250 | 2003-02-05 | |
| Marshall Fields | Columbus | 225 | 2003-02-10 | |
| Dillard's Inc | North Randall | 163 | 2003-02-05 | |
| Marshall Fields | Columbus | 155 | 2003-02-10 | |
| Bocko, Inc | North Canton | 151 | 2003-02-20 | |
| Carbone Kirkwood LLC | Cleveland | 98 | 2003-02-26 | |
| Caraustar | Rittman | 86 | 2003-02-26 | |
| Phd | Wickliffe | 71 | 2003-02-10 | |
| Maverick Tube Corporation | Youngstown | 64 | 2003-02-20 | |
| Fastrac | Springfield | 63 | 2003-02-14 |
The largest notice was filed by Goodrich Corporation at its Aurora facility, reporting 370 affected workers. America West Airlines followed with 300 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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.
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