Michigan Layoffs — June 2006

Employers in Michigan posted 7 WARN Act notices in June 2006, affecting an estimated 5 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to May and down 99% versus June 2005. The average filing covered 1 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Michigan this month. A total of 5 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Oakland	3	4
Wayne	3	1
Macomb	1	0

Oakland felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 80% of all affected workers with 4 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Southfield	1	4
Allen Park	1	1
Detroit	1	0
Clinton Township	1	0
Troy	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	7	5

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Sun Microsystems, Inc	Southfield	4	Layoff	2006-06-22
Sun Microsystems, Inc	Allen Park	1	Layoff	2006-06-22
SMART Administrative Office	Detroit	0	Layoff	2006-06-07
SMART Macomb Terminal	Clinton Township	0	Layoff	2006-06-07
SMART Oakland Terminal	Troy	0	Layoff	2006-06-07
SMART Pontiac Terminal	Pontiac	0	Layoff	2006-06-07
SMART Wayne Terminal	Inkster	0	Layoff	2006-06-07

The largest notice was filed by Sun Microsystems, Inc at its Southfield facility, reporting 4 affected workers. Sun Microsystems, Inc followed with 1 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The trends suggest 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.