Employers in Indiana posted 8 WARN Act notices in September 2011, affecting an estimated 895 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 149% versus September 2010. The average filing covered 112 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 6 | 550 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 550 workers across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Randolph | 2 | 424 |
| Allen | 2 | 266 |
| Elkhart | 1 | 106 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 57 |
| Vanderburgh | 1 | 25 |
Randolph felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 47% of all affected workers with 424 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Union City | 2 | 424 |
| Fort Wayne | 2 | 266 |
| Middlebury | 1 | 106 |
| Fishers | 1 | 57 |
| Evansville | 1 | 25 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 338 |
| Closure | 1 | 212 |
Closures accounted for 24% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhorse Custom Chassis LLC | Union City | 212 | 2011-09-12 | |
| Workhorse Custom Chassis LLC Amended | Union City | 212 | Closure | 2011-09-12 |
| Navistar, Inc | Fort Wayne | 133 | 2011-09-30 | |
| Navistar, Inc Amended | Fort Wayne | 133 | Layoff | 2011-09-30 |
| Pace American Enterprises, Inc | Middlebury | 106 | Layoff | 2011-09-13 |
| Comcast | Fishers | 57 | Layoff | 2011-09-22 |
| Vantiv, LLC | Evansville | 25 | Layoff | 2011-09-16 |
| Ingersoll Rand | Indianapolis And Carmel | 17 | Layoff | 2011-09-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Workhorse Custom Chassis LLC at its Union City facility, reporting 212 affected workers. Workhorse Custom Chassis LLC Amended followed with 212 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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.
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