Ohio Layoffs — January 2011

Employers in Ohio filed 8 WARN Act notices in January 2011, impacting roughly 1,227 workers — representing a pullback from December and up 51% versus January 2010. The average filing covered 153 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	100

The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 100 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Pike	1	500
Medina	1	184
Summit	2	156
Cuyahoga, Hamilton	1	139
Cuyahoga	1	100

Pike absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 500 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Piketon	1	500
Medina	1	184
Akron	2	156
Cleveland, Cincinnati	1	139
Cleveland	1	100

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Usec	Piketon	500		2011-01-27
Kmart	Medina	184		2011-01-28
Xpress Loan Servicing (CIT Group Inc.)	Cleveland, Cincinnati	139		2011-01-03
Premier Manufacturing Corporation	Cleveland	100		2011-01-31
Sears Holdings Corporation	Akron	85		2011-01-07
Kmart	Hamilton	79		2011-01-05
YRC Enterprise Services, Inc	Akron	71		2011-01-27
Exel	Streetsboro	69		2011-01-28

The single largest action involved Usec at its Piketon facility, reporting 500 affected workers. Kmart followed with 184 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a mixed picture for Ohio's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.