Employers in Indiana logged 6 WARN Act notices in July 2008, involving roughly 2,266 workers. The average filing covered 378 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | 2,130 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 2,130 workers across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 2 | 504 |
| Jennings | 2 | 272 |
| Johnson | 1 | 60 |
Hamilton absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 504 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Elkhart & Napanee | 1 | 1,430 |
| Indianapolis | 2 | 504 |
| North Vernon | 2 | 272 |
| Franklin | 1 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 1,490 |
| Layoff | 3 | 640 |
The high proportion of closures (66% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Indiana's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco Coach | Elkhart & Napanee | 1,430 | Closure | 2008-07-17 |
| Republic Airways | Indianapolis | 500 | Layoff | 2008-07-14 |
| GECOM Corp | North Vernon | 136 | 2008-07-20 | |
| GECOM Corp | North Vernon | 136 | Layoff | 2008-07-29 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Equipment Climate Control, Inc | Franklin | 60 | Closure | 2008-07-10 |
| American Airlines, Inc | Indianapolis | 4 | Layoff | 2008-07-14 |
The biggest impact was at Monaco Coach at its Elkhart & Napanee facility, reporting 1,430 affected workers. Republic Airways followed with 500 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Indiana 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 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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