Indiana Layoffs — November 2010

Employers in Indiana logged 5 WARN Act notices in November 2010, involving roughly 1,433 workers — climbing above October and up 160% versus November 2009. The average filing covered 287 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	3	760
Manufacturing	1	443

The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 760 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 443 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hamilton	2	886
Decatur	2	460
La Porte	1	87

Hamilton bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 886 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Indianapolis	2	886
Greensburg	2	460
Michigan City	1	87

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	673
Layoff	1	87

Closures accounted for 47% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
General Motors Stamping Plant	Indianapolis	443		2010-11-29
General Motors Stamping Plant Amended	Indianapolis	443	Closure	2010-11-29
Printpack Inc	Greensburg	230		2010-11-17
Printpack Inc. Amended Notice	Greensburg	230	Closure	2010-11-17
Weil-McLain	Michigan City	87	Layoff	2010-11-08

The biggest impact was at General Motors Stamping Plant at its Indianapolis facility, reporting 443 affected workers. General Motors Stamping Plant Amended followed with 443 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

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.