Ohio Layoffs — June 2010

Employers in Ohio submitted 5 WARN Act notices in June 2010, putting at risk an estimated 326 workers — down from May and down 80% versus June 2009. The average filing covered 65 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Utilities	2	119
Healthcare	1	4

The Utilities sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 119 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Healthcare reported 4 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Summit	1	153
Washington	1	87
Franklin	1	50
Crawford	1	32
Auglaize	1	4

Summit absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 47% of all affected workers with 153 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Macedonia	1	153
Marietta	1	87
Columbus	1	50
Galion	1	32
Minster	1	4

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Graco Children's Products (Newell Rubbermaid)	Macedonia	153		2010-06-29
American Municipal Power	Marietta	87		2010-06-14
US Airways	Columbus	50		2010-06-16
Lineage Power PECO II	Galion	32		2010-06-16
Apria Healthcare, Inc	Minster	4		2010-06-09

Topping the list was Graco Children's Products (Newell Rubbermaid) at its Macedonia facility, reporting 153 affected workers. American Municipal Power followed with 87 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

These figures highlight a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Utilities 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.