Ohio Layoffs — August 2012

Employers in Ohio posted 4 WARN Act notices in August 2012, affecting an estimated 616 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to July and down 45% versus August 2011. The average filing covered 154 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	1	217
Manufacturing	1	189

The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 217 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 189 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hamilton	1	217
Clinton	1	189
Franklin	1	110
Fairfield	1	100

Hamilton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 217 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Cincinnati	1	217
Blanchester	1	189
Columbus	1	110
Lancaster	1	100

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Cincinnati Enquirer (Enquirer Media)	Cincinnati	217		2012-08-27
Showa (American Showa, Inc) Blanchester Plant	Blanchester	189		2012-08-16
Ball Corporation - Columbus Beverage Can	Columbus	110		2012-08-16
Global Contact Services (GCS)	Lancaster	100		2012-08-30

The largest notice was filed by Cincinnati Enquirer (Enquirer Media) at its Cincinnati facility, reporting 217 affected workers. Showa (American Showa, Inc) Blanchester Plant followed with 189 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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