Louisiana Layoffs — November 2011

Employers in Louisiana submitted 3 WARN Act notices in November 2011, putting at risk an estimated 389 workers — up substantially from October and up 18% versus November 2010. The average filing covered 130 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Professional Services	1	265
Other	1	70
Manufacturing	1	54

The Professional Services sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 265 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Other reported 70 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lafayette	1	265
Beauregard	1	70
Jefferson	1	54

Lafayette absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 265 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Lafayette	1	265
Deridder	1	70
New Orleans	1	54

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Transcom Inc	Lafayette	265		2011-11-28
KBR, Inc	Deridder	70		2011-11-04
Lockheed Martin Corp	New Orleans	54		2011-11-01

Topping the list was Transcom Inc at its Lafayette facility, reporting 265 affected workers. KBR, Inc followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Louisiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Professional Services 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.