Employers in Michigan recorded 9 WARN Act notices in November 2003, covering approximately 1,600 workers — marking a sharp increase from October and up 358% versus November 2002. The average filing covered 178 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 285 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 60 |
The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 285 workers across 4 notices. At the same time, Information & Technology reported 60 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ingham | 1 | 920 |
| Shiawassee | 1 | 180 |
| Macomb | 1 | 130 |
| Wayne | 2 | 125 |
| St. Clair | 1 | 105 |
Ingham felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 920 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lansing | 1 | 920 |
| Owosso | 1 | 180 |
| Warren | 1 | 130 |
| Southgate | 1 | 125 |
| Marysville | 1 | 105 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 1,000 |
| Closure | 5 | 600 |
Closures accounted for 38% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM (Lansing Car Ass'y) | Lansing | 920 | Layoff | 2003-11-06 |
| Regal Plastics | Owosso | 180 | Closure | 2003-11-14 |
| Flex N Gate | Warren | 130 | Closure | 2003-11-12 |
| Toys R Us | Southgate | 125 | Closure | 2003-11-25 |
| Marysville Plastics | Marysville | 105 | Closure | 2003-11-17 |
| Means Industries | Vassar | 80 | Layoff | 2003-11-07 |
| Apex Digital | Oak Park | 60 | Closure | 2003-11-12 |
| Rouge Steel Company | Dearborn | 0 | 2003-11-07 | |
| Steelcase | Grand Rapids | 0 | Layoff | 2003-11-14 |
Leading the list was GM (Lansing Car Ass'y) at its Lansing facility, reporting 920 affected workers. Regal Plastics followed with 180 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Michigan labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
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