Ohio Layoffs — May 2010

Employers in Ohio filed 5 WARN Act notices in May 2010, impacting roughly 402 workers — representing a pullback from April and down 88% versus May 2009. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Education	2	274

The Education sector led the way in workforce reductions with 274 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Medina	1	158
Mahoning	1	116
Summit	1	80
Cuyahoga	1	38
Clinton	1	10

Medina bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 158 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Medina	1	158
Youngstown	1	116
Hudson	1	80
Middleburg Heights	1	38
Wilmington	1	10

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Medina City Schools	Medina	158		2010-05-03
Eagle Heights Academy	Youngstown	116		2010-05-24
First Student	Hudson	80		2010-05-06
CollectCorp	Middleburg Heights	38		2010-05-11
ABX Air, Inc	Wilmington	10		2010-05-04

The single largest action involved Medina City Schools at its Medina facility, reporting 158 affected workers. Eagle Heights Academy followed with 116 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Education 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.