Employers in Kentucky logged 14 WARN Act notices in January 2008, involving roughly 1,396 workers. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 412 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 91 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 412 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 91 workers.
Geographic details were not available for filings in Kentucky this month.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 750 |
| Layoff | 2 | 6 |
The high proportion of closures (54% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuPont Performance Elastomer | 223 | Closure | 2008-01-25 | |
| DuPont Performance Elastomer | 223 | Closure | 2008-01-25 | |
| Dillard's, Inc | 121 | 2008-01-17 | ||
| Dillard's, Inc | 121 | 2008-01-17 | ||
| KMMC, LLC dba Vision No. 9 Mine | 108 | 2008-01-17 | ||
| KMMC, LLC dba Vision No. 9 Mine | 108 | 2008-01-17 | ||
| MultiServ - A HARSCO Company | 95 | Closure | 2008-01-16 | |
| MultiServ - A HARSCO Company | 95 | Closure | 2008-01-16 | |
| Senior Care, Inc. & Gateway at Norton Healthcare Pavillion | 91 | 2008-01-18 | ||
| Senior Care, Inc. & Gateway at Norton Healthcare Pavillion | 91 | 2008-01-18 | ||
| CDG Management, LLC | 57 | Closure | 2008-01-17 | |
| CDG Management, LLC | 57 | Closure | 2008-01-17 | |
| Bendix | 3 | Layoff | 2008-01-31 | |
| Bendix | 3 | Layoff | 2008-01-31 |
The biggest impact was at DuPont Performance Elastomer at its Kentucky facility, reporting 223 affected workers. DuPont Performance Elastomer followed with 223 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Kentucky labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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