Louisiana Layoffs — July 2011

Employers in Louisiana logged 2 WARN Act notices in July 2011, involving roughly 72 workers — falling below June and down 91% versus July 2010. The average filing covered 36 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
72
Workers Affected
36
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Manufacturing272

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 72 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Bossier157
Jefferson115

Bossier was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 79% of all affected workers with 57 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Bossier City157
New Orleans115

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Rockwell CollinsBossier City572011-07-15
Lockheed Martin CorpNew Orleans152011-07-28

The biggest impact was at Rockwell Collins at its Bossier City facility, reporting 57 affected workers. Lockheed Martin Corp followed with 15 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Louisiana, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Louisiana. 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 Louisiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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