Michigan Layoffs — May 2005

Employers in Michigan filed 5 WARN Act notices in May 2005, impacting roughly 373 workers — representing a pullback from April and down 51% versus May 2004. The average filing covered 75 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Michigan this month. A total of 373 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Midland	1	191
Tuscola	1	102
Ionia	1	50
Wayne	1	19
Kent	1	11

Midland was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 191 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Coleman	1	191
Vassar	1	102
Ionia	1	50
Lincoln Park	1	19
Grand Rapids	1	11

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	5	373

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Michigan's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Robinson Industries Inc	Coleman	191	Closure	2005-05-09
Tiercon Industries	Vassar	102	Closure	2005-05-05
Danly I.E.M. Inc	Ionia	50	Closure	2005-05-05
Service Transport Inc	Lincoln Park	19	Closure	2005-05-11
Service Transport Inc	Grand Rapids	11	Closure	2005-05-12

The single largest action involved Robinson Industries Inc at its Coleman facility, reporting 191 affected workers. Tiercon Industries followed with 102 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores 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.