Indiana Layoffs — July 2011

Employers in Indiana logged 5 WARN Act notices in July 2011, involving roughly 500 workers — climbing above June and up 93% versus July 2010. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	4	325

The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 325 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Adams	2	350
Hamilton	2	143
Martin	1	7

Adams absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 70% of all affected workers with 350 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Berne	2	350
Indianapolis	2	143
Crane	1	7

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	182
Closure	2	143

Closures accounted for 29% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Ficosa North America	Berne	175		2011-07-25
Ficosa North America Amended Notice	Berne	175	Layoff	2011-07-25
Kearney & Company, P.C	Indianapolis	84	Closure	2011-07-21
Regional Elite Airline Services	Indianapolis	59	Closure	2011-07-18
Lockheed Martin Corporation	Crane	7	Layoff	2011-07-28

The biggest impact was at Ficosa North America at its Berne facility, reporting 175 affected workers. Ficosa North America Amended Notice followed with 175 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

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.