Ohio Layoffs — August 2003

Employers in Ohio posted 7 WARN Act notices in August 2003, affecting an estimated 1,233 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to July and down 54% versus August 2002. The average filing covered 176 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month. A total of 1,233 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Monroe	1	399
Cuyahoga	1	254
Lucas	1	185
Defiance	1	155
Greene	1	94

Monroe felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 399 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Hannibal	1	399
Bedford Heights	1	254
Toledo	1	185
Hicksville	1	155
Xenia	1	94

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corporation	Hannibal	399		2003-08-06
Metaldyne	Bedford Heights	254		2003-08-08
AmerisourceBergen	Toledo	185		2003-08-27
Dietrich	Hicksville	155		2003-08-04
Wellington Home Products, Inc	Xenia	94		2003-08-06
McClain E-Z Pack, Inc	Galion	84		2003-08-26
Mci	Hilliard	62		2003-08-29

The largest notice was filed by Ormet Primary Aluminum Corporation at its Hannibal facility, reporting 399 affected workers. Metaldyne followed with 254 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.