Ohio Layoffs — July 2007

Employers in Ohio reported 11 WARN Act notices in July 2007, displacing an estimated 1,369 workers — signaling an acceleration from June and up 47% versus July 2006. The average filing covered 124 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

11
Notices Filed
1,369
Workers Affected
124
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Finance & Insurance5533
Manufacturing2375
Healthcare167

The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 533 workers across 5 notices. Notably, Manufacturing reported 375 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Franklin2249
Licking1195
Champaign1180
Hamilton1155
Cuyahoga1134

Franklin was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 18% of all affected workers with 249 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Hebron1195
Columbus1182
Urbana1180
Cincinnati1155
Beachwood1134

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
TI Automotive, LLCHebron1952007-07-16
Yellow TranportationColumbus1822007-07-03
Neenah Paper CompanyUrbana1802007-07-10
U.S. Financial Life Insurance CompanyCincinnati1552007-07-17
Bank of AmericaBeachwood1342007-07-02
Tekni-Plex, Inc. (Swan)Bucyrus1252007-07-19
Sky Financial Group, Inc., dba Huntington BancshBowling Green1002007-07-23
CDG Management, LLCPomeroy872007-07-18
Sky Financial Group, Inc., dba Huntington BancshMaumee862007-07-23
CCS Medical (formerly MP TotalCare Supply)New Albany672007-07-18
Sky Financial Group, Inc., dba Huntington BancshEast Liverpool582007-07-23

The most significant filing came from TI Automotive, LLC at its Hebron facility, reporting 195 affected workers. Yellow Tranportation followed with 182 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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