Employers in Ohio posted 22 WARN Act notices in February 2009, affecting an estimated 3,183 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 92% versus February 2008. The average filing covered 145 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 928 |
| Agriculture | 1 | 233 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 129 |
| Utilities | 1 | 119 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 928 workers across 4 notices. On a related front, Agriculture reported 233 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas | 2 | 787 |
| Clinton | 2 | 418 |
| Fayette | 1 | 316 |
| Seneca | 1 | 233 |
| Shelby | 2 | 224 |
Lucas was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 787 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 2 | 787 |
| Wilmington | 2 | 418 |
| Washington Court House | 1 | 316 |
| New Riegel | 1 | 233 |
| Sidney | 2 | 224 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM, Powertrain Division, Toledo Transmission Plant | Toledo | 637 | 2009-02-03 | |
| ABX Air, Inc | Wilmington | 347 | 2009-02-12 | |
| MeadWestVaco, Inc | Washington Court House | 316 | 2009-02-05 | |
| Farmland Foods | New Riegel | 233 | 2009-02-17 | |
| Connecting Point | Toledo | 150 | 2009-02-02 | |
| Employers Choice Plus/Voisard Manufacturing Company | West Chester | 150 | 2009-02-09 | |
| Accuride Corporation | Cleveland | 132 | 2009-02-17 | |
| Formed Fiber Technologies | Sidney | 129 | 2009-02-17 | |
| Creative Extruded Products, Inc | Tipp City | 120 | 2009-02-10 | |
| Ovonic Energy Products, LLC | Springboro | 119 | 2009-02-12 | |
| Source Provider, Inc | Austintown | 103 | 2009-02-10 | |
| Norcold, Inc. (Thetford Corporation) | Sidney | 95 | 2009-02-20 | |
| WS Packaging Group, Inc | Salem | 85 | 2009-02-17 | |
| Leed's (aka Leedsworld) | Warren | 85 | 2009-02-27 | |
| Momentive Performance Materials | Hebron | 74 | 2009-02-20 |
The largest notice was filed by GM, Powertrain Division, Toledo Transmission Plant at its Toledo facility, reporting 637 affected workers. ABX Air, Inc followed with 347 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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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