Louisiana Layoffs — May 2008

Employers in Louisiana submitted 4 WARN Act notices in May 2008, putting at risk an estimated 551 workers — up substantially from April and up 1868% versus May 2007. The average filing covered 138 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	3	306
Mining & Energy	1	245

The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 306 workers across 3 notices. Separately, Mining & Energy reported 245 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Terrebonne	1	245
Caddo	1	168
Bossier	1	82
Tangipahoa	1	56

Terrebonne bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 44% of all affected workers with 245 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Houma	1	245
Shreveport	1	168
Bossier City	1	82
Hammond	1	56

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Blake International	Houma	245		2008-05-07
Plastech	Shreveport	168		2008-05-07
Skyline Corporation	Bossier City	82		2008-05-07
IFCO Systems	Hammond	56		2008-05-19

Topping the list was Blake International at its Houma facility, reporting 245 affected workers. Plastech followed with 168 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Louisiana 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 Louisiana. 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 Louisiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.