Employers in Ohio filed 9 WARN Act notices in September 2006, impacting roughly 1,315 workers — representing a pullback from August and up 154% versus September 2005. The average filing covered 146 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 134 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 134 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 1 | 390 |
| Crawford | 1 | 189 |
| Stark | 1 | 165 |
| Wood | 1 | 163 |
| Wyandot | 1 | 134 |
Fulton saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 390 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Archbold | 1 | 390 |
| Crestline | 1 | 189 |
| Canton | 1 | 165 |
| Perrysburg | 1 | 163 |
| Upper Sandusky | 1 | 134 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConAgra Foods, Inc | Archbold | 390 | 2006-09-18 | |
| Creative Engineered Polymer Products, LLC | Crestline | 189 | 2006-09-12 | |
| Creative Engineered Polymer Products, LLC | Canton | 165 | 2006-09-20 | |
| ConAgra Foods, Inc | Perrysburg | 163 | 2006-09-18 | |
| Tower Automotive, Inc | Upper Sandusky | 134 | 2006-09-25 | |
| Creative Engineered Polymer Products, LLC | Vandalia | 86 | 2006-09-12 | |
| Omega Pultrusions, Inc | Aurora | 77 | 2006-09-05 | |
| Kelly's Crafts, Inc | Fairfield | 56 | 2006-09-25 | |
| Gates McDonald & Company | Columbus | 55 | 2006-09-20 |
The single largest action involved ConAgra Foods, Inc at its Archbold facility, reporting 390 affected workers. Creative Engineered Polymer Products, LLC followed with 189 workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Ohio's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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.
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