Louisiana Layoffs — June 2007

Employers in Louisiana recorded 4 WARN Act notices in June 2007, covering approximately 859 workers — marking a sharp increase from May. The average filing covered 215 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	694
Retail	1	100
Other	1	65

The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 694 workers across 2 notices. At the same time, Retail reported 100 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Jefferson	1	155
Ouachita	1	100
Livingston	1	65

Jefferson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 18% of all affected workers with 155 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
St. Francisville	1	539
Metairie	1	155
Monroe	1	100
Denham Springs	1	65

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Tembec USA, LLC	St. Francisville	539		2007-06-01
Abita Springs Water Company	Metairie	155		2007-06-14
Albertson's LLC	Monroe	100		2007-06-28
Capital One-Indirect Collections	Denham Springs	65		2007-06-12

Leading the list was Tembec USA, LLC at its St. Francisville facility, reporting 539 affected workers. Abita Springs Water Company followed with 155 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Louisiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Louisiana. 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 Louisiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.