Employers in Kentucky recorded 16 WARN Act notices in April 2012, covering approximately 1,980 workers — marking a sharp increase from March and up 25% versus April 2011. The average filing covered 124 workers, with 10 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 8 | 990 |
The Other sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 990 workers across 8 notices.
Geographic details were not available for filings in Kentucky this month.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 10 | 1,110 |
| Layoff | 4 | 478 |
The high proportion of closures (56% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19070 HWY 1078 South Henderson, KY 42420 1970 HWY 1078 South Henderson, KY 42420 19060 HWY 1078 South Henderson, KY 42420 | 196 | Closure | 2012-04-20 | |
| Ohio County Coal Company & Bluegrass Office Grand Eagle Mining Preparation Plant | 196 | Closure | 2012-04-20 | |
| 19070 HWY 1078 & 19060 HWY 1078 South Henderson, KY 42420 | 196 | 2012-04-22 | ||
| Ohio County Coal Company & Bluegrass Office Grand Eagle Mining Preparation Plant | 196 | 2012-04-22 | ||
| 6981 HWY 7N Whitesburg, KY 41858 | 163 | Closure | 2012-04-18 | |
| Sapphire Coal Company - Advantage Mine Site | 163 | Closure | 2012-04-18 | |
| 55 Sykes Blvd. Pikeville, KY 41501 | 140 | Layoff | 2012-04-02 | |
| Xerox Commerical Services, LLC | 140 | Layoff | 2012-04-02 | |
| 353 Walnut Meadow Road P.O. Box 10 Berea, Kentucky 40403 | 99 | Layoff | 2012-04-12 | |
| Light House Home Products | 99 | Layoff | 2012-04-12 | |
| 4325 Shephersville Road Louisville, Kentucky | 83 | Closure | 2012-04-09 | |
| Multi Packaging Solutions | 83 | Closure | 2012-04-09 | |
| 748 Main Street Lebanon, KY 40033 | 61 | Closure | 2012-04-20 | |
| AAR Precision Systems | 61 | Closure | 2012-04-20 | |
| 400 South 13th Street Louisville, KY 40203 | 52 | Closure | 2012-04-16 |
Leading the list was 19070 HWY 1078 South Henderson, KY 42420 1970 HWY 1078 South Henderson, KY 42420 19060 HWY 1078 South Henderson, KY 42420 at its Kentucky facility, reporting 196 affected workers. Ohio County Coal Company & Bluegrass Office Grand Eagle Mining Preparation Plant followed with 196 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Kentucky 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 Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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