Michigan Layoffs — May 2004

Employers in Michigan reported 5 WARN Act notices in May 2004, displacing an estimated 763 workers — signaling a deceleration from April and down 40% versus May 2003. The average filing covered 153 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Michigan this month. A total of 763 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lenawee	1	346
Oakland	1	237
Wayne	2	131
Saginaw	1	49

Lenawee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 346 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Tecumseh	1	346
Novi	1	237
Livonia	1	74
Dearborn	1	57
Saginaw	1	49

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	526
Closure	1	237

Closures accounted for 31% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Tecumseh Products	Tecumseh	346	Layoff	2004-05-21
Micro Craft, Inc	Novi	237	Closure	2004-05-14
DT Industries	Livonia	74	Layoff	2004-05-18
Lapeer Metal Stamping	Dearborn	57	Layoff	2004-05-25
DT Industries	Saginaw	49	Layoff	2004-05-18

The most significant filing came from Tecumseh Products at its Tecumseh facility, reporting 346 affected workers. Micro Craft, Inc followed with 237 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The numbers illustrate 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.