Employers in Ohio logged 18 WARN Act notices in April 2008, involving roughly 2,494 workers — climbing above March and up 160% versus April 2007. The average filing covered 139 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 497 |
| Utilities | 1 | 477 |
| Transportation | 1 | 365 |
| Education | 1 | 115 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 497 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Utilities reported 477 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 2 | 484 |
| Logan | 1 | 477 |
| Butler | 2 | 234 |
| Wood | 1 | 200 |
| Greene | 2 | 168 |
Franklin saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 19% of all affected workers with 484 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 2 | 484 |
| Bellefontaine | 1 | 477 |
| North Baltimore | 1 | 200 |
| Macedonia | 1 | 165 |
| Monclova | 1 | 141 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc | Bellefontaine | 477 | 2008-04-04 | |
| Skybus Airlines Inc | Columbus | 365 | 2008-04-04 | |
| Continental Structural Plastics | North Baltimore | 200 | 2008-04-30 | |
| Excello Engineered Systems, LLC | Macedonia | 165 | 2008-04-28 | |
| JAC Products, Inc | Monclova | 141 | 2008-04-18 | |
| Altivity Packaging LLC | Middletown | 130 | 2008-04-24 | |
| DAL Global Services | Columbus | 119 | 2008-04-09 | |
| Antioch University | Yellow Springs | 115 | 2008-04-03 | |
| Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation | Martins Ferry | 114 | 2008-04-01 | |
| Best Buy Cleveland Ohio Service Center | Glenwillow | 105 | 2008-04-15 | |
| Jevic Transportation, Inc | West Chester | 104 | 2008-04-04 | |
| GAE Warren, LLC | Warren | 101 | 2008-04-07 | |
| WITHDRAWN: The Newark Group dba: Franklin Boxboard Corporation | Franklin | 82 | 2008-04-04 | |
| American Standard Brands | Salem | 60 | 2008-04-24 | |
| National Gypsum Company | Lorain | 59 | 2008-04-16 |
The biggest impact was at Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc at its Bellefontaine facility, reporting 477 affected workers. Skybus Airlines Inc followed with 365 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Ohio 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 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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