Ohio Layoffs — August 2004

Employers in Ohio logged 6 WARN Act notices in August 2004, involving roughly 829 workers — falling below July and down 33% versus August 2003. The average filing covered 138 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	1	358
Finance & Insurance	1	110
Utilities	1	100

The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 358 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 110 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Franklin	1	358
Hamilton	2	226
Montgomery	1	100
Lorain	1	100
Clinton	1	45

Franklin felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 358 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Columbus	1	358
Cincinnati	2	226
Dayton	1	100
Lorain	1	100
Wilmington	1	45

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Techneglas	Columbus	358		2004-08-04
Crowne Plaze	Cincinnati	116		2004-08-26
Provident Financial Group's PCFS Mortgage Resources	Cincinnati	110		2004-08-26
Cooper Tools	Dayton	100		2004-08-11
Emerson Network Power	Lorain	100		2004-08-26
Irwin Industrial Tool Company	Wilmington	45		2004-08-17

The biggest impact was at Techneglas at its Columbus facility, reporting 358 affected workers. Crowne Plaze followed with 116 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology 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.