Employers in Michigan logged 8 WARN Act notices in December 2007, involving roughly 2,028 workers — climbing above November and up 612% versus December 2006. The average filing covered 254 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Michigan this month. A total of 2,028 workers were affected across 8 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Macomb | 3 | 1,362 |
| Wayne | 3 | 573 |
| Oakland | 1 | 63 |
| Statewide | 1 | 30 |
Macomb saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 67% of all affected workers with 1,362 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Heights | 1 | 1,146 |
| Detroit | 1 | 243 |
| Warren | 2 | 216 |
| Taylor | 1 | 180 |
| Rockwood | 1 | 150 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 1,500 |
| Closure | 5 | 528 |
Closures accounted for 26% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Corporation (Sterling Heights Ass'y) | Sterling Heights | 1,146 | Layoff | 2007-12-13 |
| Fluid Routing Systems | Detroit | 243 | Layoff | 2007-12-21 |
| Johnson Controls, Inc | Taylor | 180 | Closure | 2007-12-07 |
| Johnson Controls, Inc | Rockwood | 150 | Closure | 2007-12-07 |
| Android Industries, LLC | Warren | 111 | Layoff | 2007-12-10 |
| Children's Home of Detroit | Warren | 105 | Closure | 2007-12-05 |
| Citizens RepublicBancorp | Farmington Hills | 63 | Closure | 2007-12-13 |
| Ideal Merchandising | Statewide | 30 | Closure | 2007-12-10 |
The biggest impact was at Chrysler Corporation (Sterling Heights Ass'y) at its Sterling Heights facility, reporting 1,146 affected workers. Fluid Routing Systems followed with 243 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Michigan labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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.
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