Employers in Louisiana logged 2 WARN Act notices in March 2012, involving roughly 65 workers — climbing above February and up 829% versus March 2011. The average filing covered 32 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 65 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 65 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bossier | 1 | 58 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 7 |
Bossier felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 89% of all affected workers with 58 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bossier City | 1 | 58 |
| New Orleans | 1 | 7 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Louisiana this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Collins | Bossier City | 58 | 2012-03-29 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | New Orleans | 7 | 2012-03-01 |
The biggest impact was at Rockwell Collins at its Bossier City facility, reporting 58 affected workers. Lockheed Martin Corp followed with 7 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Louisiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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