Employers in Kentucky reported 11 WARN Act notices in December 2008, displacing an estimated 924 workers — signaling an acceleration from November. The average filing covered 84 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 345 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 150 |
The Other sector topped the list of affected industries with 345 workers across 3 notices. Notably, Manufacturing reported 150 workers.
Geographic details were not available for filings in Kentucky this month.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 8 | 476 |
| Closure | 3 | 448 |
Closures accounted for 48% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cintas (Perry Manufacturing) | 150 | Closure | 2008-12-02 | |
| Cintas (Perry Manufacturing) | 150 | Closure | 2008-12-02 | |
| Cintas | 148 | Closure | 2008-12-02 | |
| Sunspring America, Inc | 77 | Layoff | 2008-12-02 | |
| Sunspring America, Inc | 77 | Layoff | 2008-12-02 | |
| Progress Rail Services | 64 | Layoff | 2008-12-18 | |
| Progress Rail Services | 64 | Layoff | 2008-12-18 | |
| DHL Express | 50 | Layoff | 2008-12-03 | |
| DHL Express | 50 | Layoff | 2008-12-03 | |
| Martinrea Heavy Stamping | 47 | Layoff | 2008-12-11 | |
| Martinrea Heavy Stamping | 47 | Layoff | 2008-12-11 |
The most significant filing came from Cintas (Perry Manufacturing) at its Kentucky facility, reporting 150 affected workers. Cintas (Perry Manufacturing) followed with 150 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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