Employers in Kentucky reported 8 WARN Act notices in June 2011, displacing an estimated 688 workers — signaling an acceleration from May and up 291% versus June 2010. The average filing covered 86 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 236 |
The Other sector topped the list of affected industries with 236 workers across 3 notices.
Geographic details were not available for filings in Kentucky this month.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 408 |
| Layoff | 4 | 280 |
The high proportion of closures (59% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 Enterprise Drive Nicholasville, KY 40356 | 134 | Layoff | 2011-06-27 | |
| Trim Masters, Inc | 134 | Layoff | 2011-06-27 | |
| 16 East Eleventh Street Newport, KY 41071 | 108 | Closure | 2011-06-28 | |
| Suiza Dairy Group, LLC d/b/a Louis Trauth Dairy | 108 | Closure | 2011-06-28 | |
| 101 Sykes Boulevard Morganfield, KY 42437 | 96 | Closure | 2011-06-02 | |
| Sykes Enterprises | 96 | Closure | 2011-06-02 | |
| 6800 Solectron Drive Carlotte, NC 28262 | 6 | Layoff | 2011-06-03 | |
| Flextronics Americas, LLC | 6 | Layoff | 2011-06-03 |
The most significant filing came from 401 Enterprise Drive Nicholasville, KY 40356 at its Kentucky facility, reporting 134 affected workers. Trim Masters, Inc followed with 134 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Kentucky 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 Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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