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Indiana Layoffs — January 2008

Employers in Indiana recorded 7 WARN Act notices in January 2008, covering approximately 627 workers. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

7
Notices Filed
627
Workers Affected
90
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Indiana
IndustryNoticesWorkers
Transportation5323
Manufacturing165

The Transportation sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 323 workers across 5 notices. At the same time, Manufacturing reported 65 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
CountyNoticesWorkers
Lake1239
Saint Joseph170
Shelby165
Johnson134
Monroe130

Lake bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 239 workers across 1 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
CityNoticesWorkers
Hammond1239
South Bend170
Shelbyville165
Lafayette134
Bloomington130

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
KM Plan ServicesHammond239
DHL Express109
DHL Express80
DHL ExpressSouth Bend70
Knauf InsulationShelbyville65
DHL ExpressLafayette34
DHL ExpressBloomington30

Leading the list was KM Plan Services at its Hammond facility, reporting 239 affected workers. DHL Express followed with 109 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

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

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

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